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A GENEALOGICAL AND HISTORICAL 



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CHARLES MARVIN VORCE. 



INTRODUCTION. 



The foundation for this work was laid in 1865, when the 
author, during a brief visit home from the army, wrote down 
from the statements of his father, Rufus P. Vorce, a hst of the 
Vorce family as known to the latter. It was then believed 
by both that, as was often asserted by Samuel Vorce, "all of 
the Vorces in this country are related,"' and it was supposed 
that the list then prepared w'as nearly complete to that time. 
Investigations prosecuted during the past four years have 
shown, however, that there is in this country a very large 
number of people descended from ancestors by the name of 
Vorce, none of whom were known to the descendants of 
Timothy Vorce of Dutchess county, 1746. Exhaustive 
research having failed to find the connecting link betv/een 
all these various branches, if it exists, as seems probable, they 
are perforce treated separately. The descendants of Timothy 
Vorce, as the original starting point of the work, and the 
descendants of other branches, more or less completely traced 
but which appear to be probably consanguineous therewith 
form Part I. Families descended from ancestors named 
Vorce or Vorse, but whose connection with those of the first 
part has not yet been ascertained to be probable, form Part 
II. The record of related and intermarrying families forms 
Part III. In the Appendix are given some families not 
known to be related to any of those in Parts I and II, together 
with some items of historical and genealogical interest. 

The nationality of the remote ancestors of the Vorce 
family is involved in doubt. By most persons the family is 
claimed to be of French, but by some of Dutch, descent. The 
great preponderance of family tradition is, however, in favor 
of the French ancestry. The conflicting traditions of 
French and Dutch ancestry might be reconciled by supposing 
the original French ancestors to have gone from France into 
Holland, and thence to England or x\merica, as many French 
Huguenots did. ^ This has seemed to the author the most prob- 
able solution, and accords well with all the facts known. 

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2 INTRODUCTION. 

These various family traditions are here given for the 
light they may afford to any who may wish to prosecute the 
work of tracing out such of tlie families as are herein in- 
completely given. 

The first tradition, which came to the author from several 
descendants of Timothy Vorce, is that the family was of 
French descent and the name was originally LaForce, being 
changed by dropping the La and converting the Force into 
Vorce, conformably to the pronounciation of their Dutch 
neighbors. This change is by some said to have only been 
completed about the period of the Revolution, and some sup- 
port for this idea is found in the fact that in the history of 
Dutchess county a Timothy Force is given as living there in 
1775, but no mention is made of any one by the name of 
Vorce or LaForce. A number of persons by the name of 
LaForce and Laforce are now living in Canada. A second 
tradition, coming from various descendants of "old Zebulon 
Vorce," is that the ancestor came from Holland to New Ams- 
terdam, where "they were all Dutch together," and thence 
moved up the river to Dutchess county. Other descendants 
of Zebulon Vorce assert the French ancestry. According to 
them, Zebulon Vorce was a French Nobleman who came from 
France to America in the reign of Louis XIV on account of 
the wars then raging in France, and the confiscation of his 
property. He settled on Manhattan when there were but very 
few people there. His son Gary and an Astor were trappers, 
and had a trading post on the island. He owned a large 
■ tract of land on the island, built houses, and laid out village 
lots. In time, peace being declared in France, he was re- 
stored again to citizenship. He returned to France for several 
years, in the meantime his agent in Manhattan transacting 
his business for him. In his old age he again came to Amer- 
ica, and found there had been great dishonesty going on, land 
having been sold and money, rents, etc. converted to the 
agent's gain. He was ill, being troubled with cancer, and did 
not push his claim at once. A specialist was sought out for 
him bv his agent and called once and prescribed for the old 
man, and that was the last of him. He was quietly removed, 
his relatives thought. 

A third tradition, coming from descendants of Allen 
Vorce, a descendant of Zebulon and an early resident of Yates 
countv, N. Y., is that the familv was of French descent and 



INTRODUCTION. 3 

the name originally DeVorce, the De being dropped by the 
ancestor on coming from France to America. 

A fourth tradition, emanating from John Vorce, of Eaton 
Rapids, Mich., is that their ancestors were three brothers by 
the name of V'orce who came from France to America, "ban- 
ished for their religion." This seems to point clearly to a 
Huguenot ancestry ; and it is further said that the three 
brothers came to Long Island, where it is known that a con- 
siderable number of Huguenot refugees did live. 

John B. Vorce, a son of Sylvester Vorce, who lived in 
Dutchess county in 1785, also claimed to be of French de- 
scent, and supposed that the ancestral name "was probably 
DeVorce." 

Finally it is found that a Huguenot named Adrien 
LaForce lived in Bushwick, on Long Island, in 1684, where he 
married a Dutch wife, one Jannetje Jans. Zebulon Vorce is 
said to have also married a Dutch wife, as many of the Hugue- 
nots are known to have done. 

If in such a matter it were allowable to indulge in sup- 
position, we might easily conclude that Adrien LaForce might 
have come to New Amsterdam from Holland, whither as a 
Huguenot refugee he had fled from France during the per- 
secutions precedmg the revocation of the Edict of Nantes, and 
that his descendants (and perhaps those of his unidentified 
brothers) had by 1746 removed to Dutchess county, as in 
1775 we find Timothy Force, Benjamin Force, and Solomon 
Force recorded as residing in Dutchess county. The de- 
scendants of Benjamin Force (who also wrote his name 
V'crce), while claiming a French ancestry, supposed the name 
to have been originally spelled Force. But adhering to known 
facts and avoiding supposition, it must be admitted that so 
far no link connecting all the separate families who bore the 
name of \"orce or \'orse during the colonial period has been 
found. 

A singular and somewhat remarkable fact is, that no help 
whatever in tracing the genealogy of the family has been de- 
rived from searches in all of the great libraries of the country, 
even with the aid of professional genealogists employed at 
considerable expense. A few scattered references to persons 
bearing the names of Vorce or Force were thus found, with- 
out any connected information as to their ancestry or descend- 
ants, but all of the information and every name contained in 
the body of the work (Parts I and II) has been obtained fronj 



4 INTRODUCTION. 

bible records, private family lists, or tlie recollection of living 
persons. 

The research will not end with the publication of this 
volume, but will be continued in the hope of eventually dis- 
covering the common ancestrv of all the branches, and it is 
earnestly hoped that all persons to whose hand this work may 
come will communicate to rhe author any information they 
may have additional to that herein given regarding the Family 
or any person herein named. Correction of any errors or 
omissions found will be thankfully received, and it is hoped 
that the publication of this volume at this time will result in 
the accumulation of sufficient additional information to en- 
able a supplement or second edition to be published at some 
future time, which shall be not only correct and complete but 
succeed in disclosing the remote ancestral origin of the family. 

Cleveland, December 31, 1900. 



PART I. 



TIMOTHY YORCE. 

TIMOTHY VORCE, the first of this Hue whose relation- 
ship has been estabhshed with certainty, was born about 1719. 
but the locahty of his birth has not been ascertained, although 
it was probably in Connecticut or Long Island. He married 
and before 1746 moved to Dutchess county, N. Y., where he 
was a farmer at that time. He was bitten by a rattlesnake and 
died from the bite in 1746, before the birth of his only child, 
Timothy Vorce, the second. No particulars regarding his 
wife have been discovered. 



TIMOTHY VORCE, 2d. 

TIMOTHY YORCE, tlie second, was born in Dutchess 
county, after his father's death, in 1746, the exact date not be- 
ing ascertainable. He married Eliz.muvTh Simpson, of Eng- 
lish descent but born in the colonies, probablv in Connecticut. 
Their children were : 

Willi A. \r Yorck, born Aug. 27, 1779, in Dutchess county. 

Jedt^diah Yorce;, born Jan. 31, 1781. in Dutchess county. 

SamuivL Vorce, how. Jan. 28, 1783, in Dutchess county. 

John Vorce, born , 1785, in Dutchess. 

AuDRiA Vorce and Sophia Vorce. twins, born Jan. i, 
1790. near Greenfield, Saratoga county, N. Y. 

Timothy Vorce was a farmer, and during the Revolu- 
tionary War was at various times a member of the military 
organizations in Dutchess county which were employed in 
watching and repressing the Tories, who were numerous in 
Dutchess county and bold in consequence of the proximity of 
the British forces in New York and along the lower reaches 
of the Hudson. These organizations were of intermittent 
activity, their members being often allowed to remain at home 
to do necessary work on their farms until summoned to meet 
for some emers:encv. It was to an organization of this kind, 

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6 GENEALOGICAL RECORD OF 

and very possibly to the same one, that the three soldiers, 
Paulding, Williams and Van Wert, who arrested Major 
Andre, belonged. Many very interesting stories of his experi- 
ences in conflicts with the Tories were related by Timothy 
Vorce. On one occasion the company to which he belonged 
surprised and captured a band of some seventeen or twenty 
Tories who had assembled and were holding a meeting con- 
cealed in the top of an immense fallen tree whose foliage was 
reiied upon to screen them from observation. The houses 
of the Tories were so well watched that an assemblage at any 
house was dangerous, hence they were compelled to resort to 
meeting in the woods and out of the way places. 

About 1790 Timothy Vorce and family moved to Sara- 
toga county, or, as some think, first, to Columbia county and 
thence to Saratoga county, where he settled near Greenfield. 
Land was then easily to be had upon lease or purchase from 
any of the large estates or patroons who at that time held 
immense tracts of land in the then unsettled interior of the 
state. Large families were an almost universal rule in those 
days ; hence as soon as young people reached a marrying age, 
about twenty or twenty-one for young men and sixteen to 
nineteen for young women, they usually married and started 
out to make their own home. They took up land, built a log 
cabin, cleared land, and started in to battle with the hardships 
of pioneer life, which were so severe that few of the present 
day would dare to embark on such an undertaking. A vast 
amount of very hard labor was always to be done in clearing 
land and improving farms already cleared, so that the sturdy 
youth of that day could always find employment, although 
money was scarce, wages low, and often paid in property in- 
stead of money. Live stock of all kin'ds was a frequent 
medium for settling debts, and being indispensable to every 
householder was readily accepted in lieu of cash. But few 
horses were used, as oxen, although slower, were capable of 
harder work, and were the common animals for traction. In 
large families, some of the children were usually glad to find 
work in smaller families, as they thus acquired in a few years 
means or property sufficient to enable them to marry. The 
children of Timothy Vorce all married young: William at 
twenty-four, Jedediah at twenty-three, Samuel at twenty-one, 
John at twenty-one, Audria at sixteen, and Sophia at eighteen. 
Thus Timothy Vorce by 1808 found all his children married. 
William and Samuel had removed to Oswego county, and 



THE VORCE FAMILY 7 

within a hw years afterwards Timothy himself removed 
thither. H s wife Ehzabeth died about this time, but whether 
in Saratoga or Oswego county has not been ascertained. 
Timothy \ orce married a few years later a second wife, 
Mercy Frazier. Their only child was Zedulon Vorce, born 
in Richlarfi, Oswego county, in 1817, (1810?) exact date not 
ascertained. 

Timotl y Vorce died by drowning in August. 1830. He 
had been working in the harvest field cradling grain, and went 
into Salmoi\ river for a swim to cool off. He was seized with 
cramps and drowned before help could reach him. Thus died 
this vigorous old man, at the age of eighty-four years, who, 
had he escaped such accident, bade fair to live at least ten or 
twelve years longer. He was a man of firm will, fearless 
courage and great physical vitality, qualities inherited in a 
marked degrve by his sons. His wife Mercy died in 1834 at 
Pulaski, N. 1. 



GENEALOGICAL RECORD OF 



WILLIAM VORCE. 



WILLIAM VORCE, eldest son of Timothy ,Vorce, 2d, 
was born in Dutchess county, near Athens, August 6, 1779; 
married, first, in Saratoga county in 1803, Mei<cy Price, 
[born February 16, 1783, at Tolland, Conn., third d.^ughter of 
Col. Rufus Price. See Part III.]. William Vorce went to 
Oswego county, N. Y., in 1805 or 1807 and bought land in 
what is now Richland township. In 1809 he move( his family 
to Richland township, where he lived until about 1849, when 
he moved to Muir, Ionia county, Mich. He served in the War 
of 1812 in Capt. Meacham's company in the command of Gen. 
Carr. Soon after the close of the war William Vyrce was ap- 
pointed Collector of Customs at Port Ontario, at Ihe mouth of 
Salmon ri-Ver. He was the first collector at that port, and con- 
tinued in office until about 1849. ^^ was also th<=; first Justice 
of the Peace in Richland township and held the office for 
many years. He died at the home of his eldest s.on, Timothy 
Vorce, in Muir, November 21, 1857. Mercy Voi ^e, the first 
wife of William, died in Richland, October 10, 1S14. Their 
children were : 

Timothy Vorce, born April 11, 1805, at Milton, N. Y. 

Henry Vorce, born , 1807, at Milton, N. Y. 

Grace ^'oRCE. born , 1809, died uni5i. 1830 at 

Port Ontario, N. Y. 

PamElia Vorce, born May , 181 1, at Port Ontario. 

Julia Vorce, born , 1813, at Port Ontario. 

WILLIAM VORCE married, second, in 1816. M.^tRY Bunn 
[born at Amsterdam, X. Y. ; died May i, 1880, at Richland]. 
Their children were : 

Abner Vorce, born Xov. 24, 181 7, at Port Ontario. 
Laura Vorce, born Dec. 5, 1819, at Port Ontario. 
Chauncey Vorce, born Aug. 6, 1821, at Port Ontario. 
Grace Vorce, born Aug. 15, 1833, at Port Ontario. 

TIMOTHY VORCE, -^Idest son of Wm. Vorce, married Dec. 
24, 1832, at Richland, T^eulah ThayER [born Dec. 24, 1813, 
at Amsterdam ; died Sept. 24, 1878, at Muir, daughter of Lock- 
wood Thayer and Mary Bunn]. Their children were: 

William Grant Vorce, born Aug. 31, 1838, died March 
20, 1843, at Richland. 

Frances Vorce, born Oct. 22, 1845, at Oswego. 

Hiram Vorce, born Sept. 10, 1847, at Pulaski. 




TIMOTHY VORCE. 



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THE VORCE FAMILY 9 

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Timothy Vorce sailed on the lakes for many years and was 
known as one of the most fearless and determined masters on 
the lakes. It is related of him that on one occasion he sailed 
into Oswego with his schooner loaded with split staves, her 
deckload being nearly even with the top of the rail. A long- 
shoremen's strike was in progress, and being unwilling to 
pay the price demanded, he set his crew at unloading the deck- 
load, whereupon the longshoremen assaulted the crew and 
drove them back on board the vessel, whither a number of the 
strikers followed and by threats of violence drove the crew 
into the forecastle. Captain Vorce at this juncture came on 
deck, and, perceiving the situation, ordered the rioters to go 
ashore, which they, confident in their numbers, refused to do. 
Without another word he picked up a heavy handspike and 
struck right and left among them, knocking two of them over- 
board into the river, and singlehanded driving the whole 
crowd ashore. The crew then reappeared on deck, and the 
citv marshal with a posse appearing on the dock, the dis- 
turbance was quelled and the unloading proceeded with. An 
amusine storv of his childhood well illustrates his character. 
When a boy of eight or nine years he had found an old fish- 
spear lost by some fisherman, and delighted to roam along the 
river spearing the fish found in the overflow pools and creeks, 
usually taking his younger brother Henry with him. His 
mother, fearing some accident v/ould befall them, forbade his 
going, but threats and even punishment failed to deter him, 
so she undertook tQ--«care him out of it, and on seeing the boys 
start ofif in the direction of the river she took a short cut and 
getting ahead of them concealed herself among some bushes 
by which they would pass. x\s the boys approached she 
emitted a lugubrious groan, to which Timothy paid not the 
slig-htest attention, but which startled little Henry, who, in a 
trembling whisper, asked; "Tim. what's that?" "I don't know," 
answered Tim, "come along." At this moment came a second 
groan or shriek which so scared Henry that he stopped, 
whimpering "Oh Tim! what is that?" Tim. without pausing 
or even looking around, answered "I don't know ; 'taint nothin' 
at'll hurt ye, come along." The boys were now directly oppo- 
site their mother's hiding place, and as a last efifort she gave the 
most unearthly screech she was able to. This fairly terrified 
little Henry, who burst into tears and flew to his brother's 
side, shrieking out, "Tim! Tim! I'm afraid, what is it?" 
Turning angrilv upon him Tim seized him by the arm. exclaim- 



10 GENEALOGICAL RECORD OF 

ing testily, "Come along, ye little fool ! I don't know what 
'tis, nor I don't care ; if it's the devil I'll spear him." This 
ended the attempt to scare Timothy. 

In 1849 Timothy Vorce abanfloned sailing and settled at 
Muir, Mich., where he lived until his death, which occurred 
March 14, 1887. 

HENRY VORCE married, first, Mrs. Nei.sox Evans, widow ; 
second, Olive Lusk ; third, (name unknown). He had no 
children who survived infancy. Died at Alden, 111., May 26, 

PAMELIA VORCE married in 18^3, at Richland, 
Francis Warrkn Wedgwood [born May 17, 1808, 
at Parsonsfield, Me., son of Noe Wedgwood, related to Josiah 
Wedgwood, the celebrated English pottery manufacturer]. 
Their children were : 

WiLLL\M Warren Wedgwood, born May 16, 1835, at 
Richland. 

Henry Fijancis Wedgwood, born vSept. 4, 1840, at Sel- 
kirk, N. Y. 

Everett Lake Wedgwood, born Alay 2, 1850, at Alden, 111. 
Pamelia Vorce Wedgwood died May 20, 1878, at Alden, 111. 
Francis Warren Wedgwood died February, 1884, at Elk Tp., 
Buena Vista county, Iowa. 

JULIA VORCE married January 7, 1854, at Pulaski, Ira 
WheeeER DoanE, his second wife ; they had no children ; she 
died May 13, 1889, at Pulaski. 

ABNER VORCE married April 24, 1841, at Port Ontario, 
Laura A. Tyler, born Dec. 17, 1823, at New Haven, Conn. 
Their children were : 

Marcellus M. Vorce, born March 10, 1842, at Port 

Ontario. 
Lester T. Vorce, born Sept. 4, 1844, at Port Ontario. 
Jane M. Vorce, born June 16, 1847. at Port Ontario. 
William G. Vorce, born Sept. 21, 1849, at Port Ontario. 

LAURA VORCE, married in 1842, at Richland Tp. (Port 
Ontario?), Hiram Sprague [born 1810, died at Toledo, 
O., Feb. 19, 1868]. Their children were: 

Josephine Reed Sprague, born Nov. 8, 1844, at Cleve- 
land, Ohio. 

Julia Vorce Sprague^ born Feb. 21, 1846, at Cleveland, 
Ohio. 



THE VORCE FAMILY 11 

Elizabeth Mary Spuague, born Nov. 2, 1856, at Pulaski, 

New York. 
Nellie Grant Sprague, born Feb. 20, 1863. at Richland, 

New York. 

CHAUNCEY VORCE married, first, Shattuck, 

born ( ?). Their children were: 

Hattie Vorce, born (?) at ( ?) 

married ( ?). 

Della Vorce. born ( ?) at ( ?) 

married ( ?). 

Ciiauncey \'orce married a second wife at St. Louis, Mo.(?) 

No particulars regarding her are known. Their children 

were : 

Charles M. Vorce, born , at St. Louis ( ?)='= 

Joseph Vorce, born , at St. Louis ( ?)* 

Emma Vorce, bom . at St. Louis ( ?)* 

GRACE VORCE married, first, Clark, who died; 

married, second, Welch^ who died ; she lives 

at Muir, Mich. 

FRANCES VORCE married Jan. i., 1866, at Muir, Elisha 

H. Dakin [born July 8. 1834. in Allegheny county, N. Y., 

died July 20, i8q6, son of Jacob Dakin]. Their children were : 

Emma B. Dakin, born Oct. 10, 1866. at Muir; married 

Oct. 6, 1 89 1, at Muir, Frank E. Burke. No 

children. 
Harriet B. Dakin. born March 24. 1877, at Lyons, 

Mich., married Dec. 14, 1898, at Muir, Frederick 

M. Johnston. No children. 

HIRAM VORCE married, first. Rose Holmes.- married, 
second. Nov. 3. 1896, Mary Alice Hoover [born Aug. 
28. i860, at Ronald, Mich., daughter of Joseph Hoover], No 
children. 

WILLIAM WARREN WEDGWOOD married April 10, 
1862, at Alden 111.. Helen Easton [born in Oswego 
county, N. Y.. Aug. 4 1821, died Sept. 5, 1899, at Storm Lake, 
Iowa; daughter of Benj. Easton]. Their children were: 

Albert Wedgwood, born Dec. 24, 1862, at Alden. 

Julia Doane Wedgwood, bom May 29, 1865, at Alden. 

Jessie Frances Wedgwood, bom Sept. 2, 1867, at Ma- 
rengo, 111. 



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GiCORC.iv Warren Wedgwood, born July 26, 1872, at 

Alden. 
Eugene Howard Wedgwood, born Oct. 9, 1879. at Alden 

HENRY FRANCIS WEDGWOOD married Sept. 26, 1867, 
at Alden, Mrs. Harriet Melinda (Serviss) Bills. Their 
children all died in infancy. 

EVERETT LAKE WEDGWOOD married Julia Vorce 
SpraguE [born Feb. 21, 1846, at Cleveland, daughter of 
Hiram and Laura SpragueJ. They had no children. She 
died February 27, 1896. at Grand Rapids, Mich. 

MARCELLUS M. VORCE married Sept. i. 1861, at Marys- 
burgh, Ontario, ]\L\rtha Bongard [born Nov. 19, 1837, 
at Marysburgh]. Their only child was: 

Nina Vorce, born June 17, 1862, at ^Marysburgh. 
She married Feb. 4, 1879, at ]\Iarysburgh, Wesley Whatam 
[born Feb. 2^, 1859, at Marysburgh]. Their children were: 

AL\GGtE L. WiL\T\M, born Dec. 11, 1879. at Marys- 
burgh. 

Nellie What.vm, born March 31, 1881, at Marysburgh. 

Hilton Wtiatam, born Oct. 4, 1883. at Marysburgh. 

LESTER T. \ORCE married Eliza Palon in 1868, at 
Marysburgh. She was born in 1845 at Marysburgh. They 
had no children. 

JANE M. VORCE married Dec. 26, 1880. at Pulaski, 
Andrew Jackson Wilson [born March 9, 1831, at Seneca 
Falls. N. Y.]. Their only child was: 

Laura Wilson, born Dec. 1, 1883 at Port Ontario, N. Y. 

JOSEPHINE R. SPRAGUE married in 1872. George 
Farron. Their only child was : 

WiLLi.\M Grant Farron, born at Elgin, 111., March 2T), 
1874 : died 1894. 

Josephine S. Farron. married, second, John McDaniels. No 
children. She died July , 1900. at Council Bluffs, Iowa. 

ELIZABETH M. SPRAGUE married at Elgin, III. June 
29, 1875. Edgar Stephen Way [born at Hardwick. Vt.. Feb. 
21, 1852]. Their children v.ere : 

Laura Rogers Way, born at Northfield, Minn., April 28, 

1876. 
Cr<ARA LuciLE W^\y, born at Northfield. Minn., Dec. 19, 
1877. 



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JuuAN Elwood Way, born at Northfield, Minn., Jan. 21, 
1887. 

NELLIE GRANT SPRAGUE married Dec. 28, 1887, at 
Elgin, (?) Ali-kKd Lewis KingS];ury, born April 15, 1859. 
They had no children. 

ALBERT WEDGWOOD married Sept. 26, 1889, AL\kgaret 
MiDGEEEv, born Sept. 3, 1864. Their children were: 

Helen Elizabeth Wedgwood, born July 11, 1890, at Elk 

Twp., Buena Vista Co., Iowa. , 

William Albert Wedgewood, born Feb. 26, 1892, at 

Elk Twp. 
Mary Frances Wedgwood, born Jan. 7, 1895. at Storm 
Lake, Iowa. 

JULIA DOANE WEDGWOOD married Oct. 17, 1887, at 
Elk Twp., William HExNry Montgomery [born Oct. 24, 
i860, at Bevay, Iowa, son of Joseph S. Montgomery]. Their 
children were : 

Jessie Isabel Montgomery, born Sept. 5, 1888, at Elk 

Twp., Iowa. 
Vincent Everett Montgomery, born May 6, 1890, at 

Newell, Iowa. 
Florence Mwis Montgomery, born July 10, 1892, at 

Alden, Iowa. 
Paul McCowen Montgomery, born Aug. 12, 1894, at 

Hull, Iowa. 
Esther Pamelia MoxXTGomery, born Sept. 5, 1896, at 

Ruthven, Iowa. 
Donald Benjaaiin Montgomery, born Sept. 5, 1898, at 
Salix, Iowa. 

JESSIE FRANCES WEDGWOOD married June 2y. 1889, 
at Elk Twp., Al.mcx G. Hayes. She died Sept. 29, 1889, 
at Leadville, Col. No children 

GEORGE WARREN WEDGWOOD married, Jan. 17. 1894, 
at Storm Lake, Bertha May Russell [born Nov. 23, 
1872, daughter of Ira W. Russell]. Their children were: 

Loretta Wedgwood, born Sept. 22, 1895, at Pomeroy. 
Iowa. 



14 GENEALOGICAL RECORD OF 



JEDEDIAH VORCE. 

JEDEDIAH VORCE, second son of Timothy Vorce. was 
born in Dutchess county, January, 31, 1781. His boyhood and 
youth were spent in Saratoga county, where he learned the 
trade of a carpenter and joiner with a Mr. Burton. He mar- 
ried there, in 1804, Lucretl\ ScoField [born in 1786 in 
Connecticut, daughter of Stephen Scofield of English de- 
scent]. They settled at Greenfield, Saratoga county, where 
he followed his trade until 1812, in which year they removed 
to Ellery, Chautauqua county. N. Y. Their children were : 

Maria Vorce, born at Greenfield Aug. 16, 1805. 

William Vorce, born at Greenfield, April 20, 1807. 

Hiram Vorce, born 1808. died 1816, at Greenfield. 

Harriet Vorce, born at Greenfield, Aug. 21, 1810. 

Edwin Vorce, born at Ellery. January 2"], 1813. 
Jedediah Vorce, died at Ellery September 12, 1863; Lucretia 
S. Vorce died at Dewittville, N. Y., August 2, 1863. 

MARIA \'ORCE married in 1828, in Chautauqua 

county, N. Y., Royal Herrick. They had no children. 
Royal Herrick died in 1868, in Chautauqua county. Maria 
Vorce Herrick died in 1890, at same place. 

WILLIAM VORCE married, in Saratoga county, February 
25, 1830, Caroline Leet, born August 10, 1810, in Herkimer 
county, N. Y. Their children were : 

Hiram Vorce, born in Chautauqua Co., May 3, 1832. 

Lafayette Vorce, bom in Ellery, May 29, 1834. 

William Vorce, Jr., born in Chautauqua Co., Jan., 1836; 
died there in 1843. 
William Vorce died at Westfield, October 20, 1900; Caroline 
Vorce still lives at Westfield, N, Y. 

HARRIET VORCE married, in 1820. at Ellery, Azariah 
Russell, born September 21, 1810, in Luzerne, N. Y. Their 
children were : 

Mary Jane Russell, born Feb. 18. 1832. at Ellery. 

Andrew Jackson Russell, born Sept. 16, 1833, at 
Ellery. 

William Henry Russell, born April 21, 1835, at Ellery. 

Eliza Ann Russell, bom March 2, 1837, at Ellery. 

Julia Ann Russell, bom Aug. 10, 1838, died Oct. 2, 
1838, at Ellery. 




WILLIAM VORCE. 



THE VOxlCE FAMILY 15 

James Hamilton Russell, born Feb. lo, 1840, at May- 
ville, N. Y. 

Perry Russell, born Aug. 10, 1841, at Ellery. 

Charles Howard Russell, born June 16. 1844, at Ellery, 

Edwin Russell, born Feb. 17. 1847, at Ellery. 
Azariah Russell died at Ellery, October 5, 1859; Harriet V. 
Russell died at Manistee, Mich., October 23, 1881. 

EDWIN VORCE married, March 19, 1837. at Ellery, Sarah 
Clark, born in Ellery, January 6, 1819. Their children 
w ere : 

Perry Vorce, born at Ellery. Dec. 3, 1837. 

Edwin Vorce, born at Ellery, July 23, 1842. 
Edwin Vorce died !March 23, 1842, at Ellery; Sarah Clark 
Vorce lives, 1899. at Ypsilanti, Mich. 

HIRAM VORCE, born 1832, married Mary Maginess, born 
September 16, 1835, ""■ Ireland. They had no children. 
Hiram \"orce died January 23, 1864, in the army, killed at 
Petersburg, Va. ; Mary M. Vorce died ^Vlarch 3, 1890, in 
Chautauqua county. 

LAFAYETTE VORCE married, at Cleveland, Ohio, Juliet 
Newton, born in Oswego county, N. Y. They had but one 
child : 

William Newton Vorce, born at Cleveland, Ohio, Feb. 

Lafayette Vorce died at Cleveland, Ohio, June 15. 1864; Juliet 
Newton Vorce married, second, Geo. W. Forbes, Omaha, 
Nebraska. 

MARY JANE RUSSELL married Seely Waterman, who 

was living in , 1899. They had no children. Mary 

Jane Waterman died December 2, 1873. 

ANDREW J.ACKSON RUSSELL married January i. 1857, 
at Ellery, ElEanor A. Carpenter, born July 19, 1838, at 
Ellery. Their children were : 

Walter R. Russell, born Dec. i, 1857, died Jan. 23, 

1858. 
Willis D. Russell, born Dec. 18, 1858, died Feb. 17, 

1877. 
Della Russell, born Oct. 5, i860, at Ellery. 
Fraa K Russell, born March 11, 1876, at Manistee, 
Michigan. 



16 GENEALOGICAL RECORD OF 

WILLIAM HENRY RUSSELL married January i, 1863, at 
Ellery, Matilda Carpenter [born March 25, 1840, at Lllery, 
daughter of Levi Carpenter]. Their children were: 

Lottie Jane Russell, born June 18, 1873, ^t Ellery. 

Ernest Andrew Russell, born March 27, 1875, at 
Ellery. 

ELIZA ANN RUSSELL married January i, 1857, at Ellery, 
Fayette Hurd Pickett, born at Stockton, N. Y., Aug^ust 21, 
1836. Their only child was: 

Harriet Louisa Pickett, born Feb. 9, i860, at Ellery. 

JAMES HAMILTON RUSSELL married, January 7, 1873, 
at Manistee, Mich., Maude Marshall, born December 11, 
1854, at Dewittville, N. Y. Their children were: 

James Arthur Russell, born Sept. 17, 1874, at Manistee. 
Mabelle Maude Russell, born March 10, 1877, at 

Manistee. 
Grace Genevieve Russell, born Dec. 21. 1878, at Man- 
istee. 

PERRY RUSSELL married, first, AIary Cheney, born 
, at Dewittville. They had one child : 

Oliver Perry Russell, born Feb. 10, 1870, at Manistee. 
IVTary Cheney Russell died , 1870; Perry Russell mar- 
ried, second, Ella Tomlinson, born at Colon, Mich. Their 
children were: 

Earl Russell, born July 10, 1873. at Manistee. 

Alice Russell, born Aug. 23, 1874. at Manistee. 

Edna Russell, born May 7, 1876. at Manistee. 
Perry Russell was drowned November 25, 1878. in the Man- 
istee river, near Sherman, Mich. 

CHARLES HOWARD RUSSELL married, in 1867, at De- 
wittville, Florence Marshall, born October 5. 1848, at De- 
wittville. Their children were : 

Edwin Earle Russell, born at Ellery, Feb. 2, 1868, 
died March 12, 1870, at Dewittville. 
' Glenn I William Russell, born March 22, 1871, at 
Manistee. 
Rupert How-xro Russell, born June 2, 1875, died No- 
vember 16, 1879, at Manistee. 
Charles Marshall Russell, born Aug. 14. 1878, at 
Manistee. 



THE VORCE FAMILY 17 

EDWIN RUSSELL, married, August 27, 1872, at Westfield, 
Fanny Lincoln Hopkins, born September 17, 1849, at West- 
field. Their children were : 

CuRRAN NoRTHAM RussELL, born July 25, 1873, at 

■ Manistee. 
Herman Russeel, born Sept. 21. 1878, at Manistee. 
PERRY \^ORCE married, March 12, 1867, at Westfield, 
Mary Bowdisei, born May i, 1842, at Portland, N. Y. Their 
children were : 

Mary A. Vorce, born Dec. 14, 1867. in Van Buren Twp.. 
Wayne Co., Mich., died March 29, 1869, at same 
- place. 
Alice Lucretia \'orce. born Oct. 21, 1869, at same 

place. 
Fred J. \'orce, born Sept. 2, 1871, at same place. 
Ella M. Vorce, born Sept. 26, 1873, at same place. 
Grace Vorce, born Jan. 17, 1877, at same place. 
Helen Louise Vorce, born Sept. 17, 1885, at same place 
EDWIN VORCE married, April 28, 1881. at Ypsilanti, Mich.. 
Hannah Catherine Hutchinson, born November 17. 1853, 
in Rensselaer county, N. Y. Their children were : 

Arthur Edwin Vorce, born March 25, 1882 ; died March 

27, 1882. 
Clara Armina \'orce, born ISIarch 10, 1883, at Ypsi- 
lanti, Mich. 
Emma May Vorce, born Oct. 28, 1884, at Ypsilanti. 

Michigan. 
Minnie Edna Vorce, born Dec. 20, 1886, at Ypsilanti. 

Michigan. 
Ernest Grant Vorce. born July 13. 1888, at Ypsilanti. 

Michigan. 
Palmer Lemuel Vorce. born Dec. 24, 1893. at Ypsilanti. 
Michigan. 
ERNEST ANDREW RUSSELL married, September 14, 
1898, at Ellery, Bertha Eugenia Cowden [born November 
21. 1879, at Ellery, daughter of Frank Cowden]. No chil- 
dren. 

HARRIET LOUISA PICKETT married. Jan. 8, 1880, at 
Kiantone. N. Y., Samuel C. DawlEy, who died August 22, 
1894, at Jamestown. Their only child was: 

Bertha Harriet Dawlev. born March 28, 1882, at El- 
licott. N. Y. 



18 GENEALOGICAL RECORD OF 



SAMUEL VOKCE. 

SAMUEL VORCE, the third son of Timothy Vorce, was 
born in Dutchess counts'. N. Y., Jan. 28, 1783; removed with 
the family of his father to Saratoga county about 1789; 
married in Saratoga county, in 1804, Martha Price [born 
January 17, 1787, at Tolland, Conn., fourth daughter of Col. 
Rufus Price]. Samuel and Martha Vorce, with their two 
children, Eliza and Rufus, removed from Saratoga county to 
what is now Richland township in Oswego county, N. Y., in 
1807, where they took up their residence on the south side of 
the Salmon river, originally known as the Riviere de la 
Famine, and were among the early settlers of that part of the 
country. Their children were : 

Elizabeth Simpson Vorce, born Nov. 11, 1805, at 
Ballston Spa. 

RuEus Price Vorce. born June 27, 1807, at Ballston Spa. 

Ruth Vorce, born Aug. 3, 1809, in Richland Twp. 

AuDRiA Vorce, born Aug. 20,, 1811, at Richland. 

Henry Grant Vorce, born Nov. 9, 1813, at Richland. 

Mercy Vorce, born May 6, 1815. at Richland. 

Sophia Vorce, born April 18, 1818, at Richland. 

LucRETiA M. Vorce, born April 23, 1821, at Richland. 
Samuel Vorce was a farmer during the time he lived in Os- 
wego county : Martha Price Vorce died in Richland township, 
January 16, 1839. 

After her death Samuel Vorce and his two unmarrieu 
daughters. Eliza and Lucretia, removed to Detroit, Mich., 
where Henry Grant Vorce was then living, and Samuel was 
for some time engaged in buying wheat for some of the millers 
and commission merchants. From Detroit he removed about 
1850, with his two daughters named, to Wicklifife, in Lake 
county, Ohio, where his brother, John Vorce, having retired 
from sailing, had purchased a tavern property on the old stage 
route between Buffalo and Cleveland, now Euclid Road. In 
the keeping of this tavern and a country store in connection 
therewith, all were engaged for some years, residing together 
in the tavern. About 1858 Samuel Vorce went to live with 
his son Rufus in Ottawa, III., where he died in Jime , 

1859. 




SAMUEL VORCE. 




RUFUS PRICE VORCE. 



THE VORCE FAMILY 19 

ELIZABETH SIMPSON VORCE never married; she died 
at the residence of her uncle, John V^orce, in VVickhffe, April 
I, 1858. 

RUFUS PRICE VORCE married, first, on September 4. 
1839, at Kendall. N. Y.. Emily Requa [born December 20, 
1819, daughter of Nathaniel M. Requa, of Kendall, of Hugue- 
not descent. See Part III]. Their only child was: 

Emily Augusta Vorce, born Oct. 12, 1840, at Kendall; 
died Jan. i, 1842, at Pulaski, N. Y. 
Emily Requa Vorce died December 13, 1840, at Kendall. 
Rufus P. Vorce, married, second, on October 12, 1842, at 
Scipio, Cayuga county, N. Y., Susan Eliza Marvin [bom 
May 24, 1 81 7, at Nine Partners, Dutchess county, daughter of 
Robert Marvin, of that place, a Quaker]. Their children 
were : 

Charles Marvin Vorce, born Nov. 10, 1843, at Pulaski. 

Walter Vorce, born , 1845, died , 

1846, at Pulaski. 

Walter Grant Vorce, born , 1847, at Pulaski, 

died at Cleveland, Ohio, Sept. 3, 1852. 

Robert Vorce, born July 21, 1849, ^'^^ August 11, 1849, 
at Oswego. 
Susan Eliza Vorce died August 21, 1849, at Oswego. 
Rufus P. Vorce married, third, on July 4, 1852, at Euclid, 
Ohio, Phebe Ann Denton [born May 16, 1835, at Euclid, 
daughter of William Denton and Catherine (Randall) Den- 
ton]. Their children were: 

Edwin Marvin Vorce, born May 31, 1853, Cleveland, 
Ohio. 

WiLLARD Rufus Vorce, born Oct. 10, 1854, at Cleveland. 

Infant, born May 3, 1856, died May 3, 1856, at Euclid, 

Samuel Owen Vorce, born May 12, 1862, died Feb. 26, 
1864, at Euclid. 

Lafayette Denton Vorce, bom Jan. i, 1865, at Euclid. 
Rufus Price Vorce died July 29, 1880, at East Cleveland, Ohio ; 
Phebe Ann Vorce died March 29, 1900, at Chicago, 111. 

RUTH VORCE died unmarried April 21, 1842, at Pulaski, 
New York. 

AUDRIA VORCE married, October 24, 1830, at Pulaski, Ira 
Wheeler Doane [bom June 10. 1807, at Litchfield, N. Y., son 
of John Doane]. Their children were: 



i;U GENEALOGICAL RECORD OF 

Martha A. Doane, born Oct. 8, 1832, at Pulaski, N. Y. 
Mary J. Doani;, born March 30, 1834, died June 3, 1841, 

at Pulaski. 
Henry G. Doaxe, born March 1, 1835, died June 18, 

1 861, at Pulaski. 
Sarah ?>. Doane, born Feb. 8, 1837; died June 27, 1841, 

at Pulaski. 
Samuel V. Doane, born April 27, 1839, *^l'etl July i, 

1 84 1, at Pulaski. 
Helon F. Doane, born July 27, 1843, at Pulaski. 
Audria Vorce Doane died June 26, 1853, at Pulaski; Ira W. 
Doane married, third, October 11, 1896, HESTER Ann (Cal- 
kins) Beeman, at Pulaski. 

HENRY GRANT VORCE married, first, December 12, 1839. 
at Port Ontario, Abigail Rice [born April 18, 1815, at Port 
Ontario, daughter of Rice]. Their children were: 

Martha E. Vorce, born Nov. 14, 1840, at Detroit, Mich. 

Cliarles Howard Vorce, born Nov. 24, 1843, at Detroit, 
Michigan. 
Abigail Rice Vorce died November 28,. 1848, at Detroit; 
Henry Grant Vorce married, second, SerEpta Lake, widow 
of James E. Lake. They had no children. 
H. G. Vorce married, third. Charlotte M. Chase, of De- 
troit, born , 18 — . They had no children. She died 

, 1900, at Euclid, O. 

MERCY VORCE married, January 13. 1839. at Pulaski. 
Alonzo C. Burton^ born November 20, 181 5. Their chil- 
dren were : 

Samuel E. Burton, born Sept. 5, 1842, died April 22, 
1 86 1, at Pulaski. 

InEant. born Aug. 12. 1847, ^^^^^ Aug. 14, 1847, at 
Pulaski. 
Mercy Vorce Burton died March 31, 1879, at Pulaski. 

SOPHIA VORCE married, first. January 2, 1840, at Pulaski, 
William Gilbert, born at Hartford, Conn., April 10, 1818. 
Their children were : 

Mary E. Gilbert, born in , 1842, at Pulaski. 

Edw^'KRD Gilbert, born Jan. 10, 1844, at Pulaski ; died 
unmarried July 8, 1896, at Wakeeney, Kan. 

Emily Eliza Gilbert, born Aug. 28, 1846, at Pulaski. 
William Gilbert died March 11, 1852, at Oswego. N. Y. ; 
Sophia Vorce married, second, in 1858, Merger B. Patty, at 



THE VORCE FAMILY 21 

Pontiac, 111., died. They had no children. She died June 2. 
1898, at the home of her grandson, Fred Grant Clark, in 
Chicago, 111. 

LUCRETIA M. VORCE died unmarried Feh. 26, 1898, at 
Euclid, Ohio, at the home of O. F. Powers. 

CHARLES MARVIN VORCE married, January 27, 1868. at 
Oregon, 111., Evalyn Cornelia Marshall [born October 16, 
1844, at Rockvale, Ogle county, 111., daughter of Columbus 
Strong Marshall, of Vermont]. Their children were: 

LoREN RuFus VoRCE, born July 10, 1869, at Cleveland, 
Ohio. 

Myron Bond Vorce, born August 14. 1871, at Cleveland. 

EDWIN MARVIN VORCE married May 31, 1893, at Colla- 
mer, Ohio, Carolyn Biven, daughter of James R. Biven. She 
was born July 9, 1862, at Paris, Kentucky. They had no 
children. 

WILLARD RUFUS VORCE married, September 19, 1877. at 
Cleveland, Ohio, Ida May Hollinger [born January 12, 1859, 
at Wooster, Ohio, daughter of Joseph Hollinger]. Their 
children were : 

Bessie G. Vorce, born February 22, 1879. at Cleveland. 

Carl Hollinger Vorce, born Jan. 19, 1881, at Cleveland. 

LAFAYETTE DENTON VORCE married June 20, 1894, at 
Wellington, Ohio, Agnes Haskeli,, daughter of Joseph 
Haskell, of Wellington. She was born at Wellington. Their 
children were : 

Cara Haskell Vorce, born June 21, 1899. at Chicago, 
111. 

MARTHA A. DOANE married October 17, 1866, at Pulaski, 
Lathum D. Potter [born March 2%, 1838, at Orwell, N. Y., 
son of John E. Potter, of Orwell]. They have no children. 

MARTHA E. VORCE married November 12, 1874, at Euclid, 

Ohio, Oscar F. Powers [born , son of 

Powers]. They had no children. Martha E. Powers died 
November 5, 1876, at Monroe, Michigan. Oscar F. Powers 

married, second, , 18 , at Euclid, Ohio, Eva 

Carter. They had no children. 

CHARLES HOWARD VORCE married November 14, 1868, 
at Ottawa, 111., L-winia Thompson [born November 14, 



22 GENEALOGICAL RECORD OF 

1847, at Ottawa, eldest daughter of G. L. Thompson]. Their 
only child was : 

Harold Thompson Vorce, born January 16, 1871, at 
Ottawa. 
Lavinia T. Vorce died September i, 1898, at Chicago, 111. 

MARY E. GILBERT married, first, , 1864, at 

Pontiac, William Carter, died 18 . They had no chil- 
dren. She married, second, March 20, 1884 at Chicago, Wil- 
liam J. Cantrall, of Hillsboro, N. Dak. They had no chil- 
dren. Mary Gilbert Cantrall died April 12, 1885, at Hillsboro. 

EMILY ELIZA GILBERT married, first, January 11, 1866, 
at Pontiac, 111., Lewis Clark, born August 2}^, 1840, in Scot- 
land. Their only child was : 

Fred Grant Clark, born Oct. 17, 1866, at Pontiac, 111. 
Lewis Clark died November 10, 1876, at Pontiac. Emily 
Eliza Clark married, second, April 15, 1886, at Chicago, Wil- 
liam J. Cantrall, who died April 17, 1896, at Detroit, Minn. 
Thev had no children. 

LOREN RUFUS VORCE, married October 16, 1894, at 
Cleveland, Ohio, Minnie Evalyn Smith [born Nov. 3. 1869, 
at Cleveland, only daughter of William Galen Smith]. Their 
only child was : 

Mildred Vorce, born July 9, 1895, at Baltimore, Md. 

HAROLD THOMPSON VORCE married November 19. 
1898, at Chicago, Hattie Janet Totten [born November 17, 
1870, at Sharon, Wis., daughter of Jerome Totten]. They 
have no children. 

FRED GRANT CLARK married, October 16, 1890, at 
Chicago, 111., Katie Flack. They had no children but adopted 
a child : 

William Edward Clark, bom 18, . 




CAPTAIN JOHN VORCE. 



THE VORCE FAMILY 23 



JOHN VORCE. 



JOHN VORCE, the. fourth son of Timothy Vorce. was 
born in 1785. The exact date and place of his birth has not been 
ascertained, but it seems probable that he was born in Dutchess 
county. By about 1790, however, he was living in Saratoga 
county. For some years before coming of age he worked for 
and lived in the family of Silas Adams, at Milton Hill, Sara- 
toga county, New York. In 1806 John Vorce married Annis. 
the eldest (?) daughter of Silas Adams, and lived in Milton 
until about 1812 or 1813, when he removed to Richmond town- 
ship, Oswego county, New York. 

In the ''History of Oswego County" it is said : "Capt. 
John Vorce settled in Richland at an early date." This means 
Richland township, and not the present village of Richland. 
His daughter Lydia was born here. He sailed most of the 
time until about 1823 or 1824, when he moved back to Milton 
on account of his wife's health and the increasing age of her 
parents. He lived there on or near the Adams farm, caring 
for Silas Adams and his wife, until after the marriage of his 
daughter Priscilla in 1830. His wife, Annis Adams Vorce, 
died in 1825, and thereafter until her marriage his daughter 
Priscilla kept house for him. After the marriage of Priscilla, 
Capt. John Vorce removed to Cleveland, Ohio, and thereafter 
until their death Silas Adams and his wife were cared for by 
their grandson, Hermon Thomas, who' received the Adams 
farm as his recompense. 

After leaving Milton, John Vorce married (at Cleveland?) 
his second wife, Sarah Smith, and continued sailing until the 
latter part of the '40s (about 1848?), when he quit sailing and 
settled in Wickliffe, Lake county, Ohio, where he kept a tavern 
and a general store on the Euclid Road, then the stage route 
between Bufifalo and Cleveland. Here he was familiarly 
known to everybody as "Uncle John." The opening of the 
railroad from Erie to Toledo soon killed the tavern business, 
and about the breaking out of the Civil War "Uncle John" 
gave up the tavern and retired to a small farm near by, in the 
center of the present village of Wickliffe, upon which he built 
a residence wherein he lived until his death, which occurred 
August II, 1866. Soon after or about the time of his retire- 
ment from the lakes, Captain Vorce's wife, familiarly known 
to all as "Aunt Sally," became demented, although tractable 



24 GENEALOGICAL RECORD OF 

and harmless, and was always tenderly cared for in the family, 
being an object of especial solicitude to her husband during 
his life, and after that to his youngest son, Henry Vorce, who 
came home from California a year or two before his father's 
death for the express purpose of taking care of him and "Aunt 
Sally" during their lives. She died in 1871. 

At the time Capt. John Vorce settled in Wickliffe, the 
country was full of small game, the thick woods which still 
covered considerable portions of the country especially abound- 
ing in squirrels, and inconceivably immense flocks of wild 
pigeons filling the air during spring and fall. Hunting squir- 
rels was a particularly favorite sport with **Uncle John,'' and 
one that he was always ready to indulge in. He possessed 
an old-fashioned small-bore rifle of exceptional length and 
weight, which was always in demand at the Thanksgiving and 
Christmas turkey shootings which formed an invariable feature 
of such holidays at that time. With this weapon "Uncle 
John" was a crack shot, and disdained to shoot a squirrel 
otherwise than through the head, although he was upwards of 
sixty years of age. As late as 1855, when he was seventy years 
old and quite fleshy, the author has seen "Uncle John" spend a 
full half day tramping the woods with a party of friends and 
returning with a "back load" of squirrels, every one shot 
cleanly through the head. It was not an uncommon featur;? 
for him to shoot wild pigeons through the head, and when 
shooting at a chicken, duck or turkey the head was always his 
mark. 

It is related of Capt. John Vorce that once on coming into 
Oswego the owners of the schooner he sailed ordered her 
painted black. Capt. John, having always kept her painted 
white or green, objected, but the owners were inflexible, and 
she was painted black ; whereupon Capt. John threw up his 
position as her master and secured the command of another 
vessel whose owners allowed him to keep his vessel painted to 
suit himself. The children of John Vorce were: 

PRiscrLi,.\ Vorce, born Mar. 8, 1807, at Milton. 

John Vorce, born 1809, at Alilton, died about 1819. 

Lydt.v Vorce. born Nov. 13, 181 5, at Richland. 

Silas Adams Vorce, born Dec. 23, 1817, at Pulaski. 

Henry S. Vorce, born 1822, at Milton. 



THE VORCE FAMILY 25 

PRISCILLA VORCE, married, Sept. 9, 1830, at Milton, 
Henry W. Brown, born Nov. 21, 1806, at Cheshire, Mass. 
Their children were : 

Harriet Brown, born Feb. 19, 1836, died Mar. 25, 1836, 

at Lanesborough, Mass. 
Henry H. Brown, born Dec. 16, 1837, tli^^ Mar. 13, 

1839, at Lanesborough. 
William L. Brown, born Jan. 24, 1841, at Lanesborough, 
died unmarried July 25, 1861, at North Adams, Mass. 
Mary Jane Brown, born Nov. 19, 1843, died Feb. 7, 

1846, at Lanesborough. 
Marietta Brown, born Sept. 16. 1848, at North Adams; 
resides at North Ashfield, Mass., unm. 
Henry W. Brown died September 9, 1879, at North Adams, 
Mass. ; Priscilla V. Brown died April 29, 1883, at Cheshire, 
Mass. 

LYDIA VORCE married, November 6, 1833, at Cleveland, 
Abram Cole, born July 8, 1808, in Canada. Their children 
were: 

Annis Adams Cole, born Nov. 13, 1835, ^t Cleveland. 
William Henry Harrison Cole, born June 7, 1838. at 

Chicago. 
Cordelia Griggs Cole, born Dec. 11, 1841. at Lima, Ind. 
Helen Mary ColE, born Feb. 17, 1845 ; died Jan. 12, 

1848, at Louisville, Ky. 
JuLLv Ann Cole, born Jan. 3, 1847, at Louisville. 
George Washington Cole, born Feb. 22, 1849, ^t Louis- 
ville. 
Josephine Cole, born April 18, 1851, died Jan. 8, 1853, 

at Jeffersonville, Ind. 
LuTECiA Pamelia Cole, born Nov. 29, 1855; died July 
19, 1859, at Louisville. 

SILAS ADAMS \'ORCE married, at Cleveland, Ohio, 
Martha W. Gardner, born May 14, 1819, at East Cleveland. 
Their children were : 

Achsa Eliza Vorce, born July 12, 1844, at Cleveland. 

Ella Augusta Vorce, born Sept. 9, 1848, at Willoughby, 
Ohio. 

Clara G. Vorce, born Oct. 3, 1852, at Buffalo, N. Y. 
Silas A. Vorce died December 28, i860, at Springfield, Ohio. 
Martha W. Vorce, married, second, at Springfield. Cornelius 
Baker. She died at Springfield, April 22, 1900. 



26 GENEALOGICAL RECORD OF 

HENRY VORCE never married. He began sailing when a 
boy with his father; sailed some years on the lakes and then 
for several years at sea, visiting all quarters of the globe ; he 
reached San Francisco in 1849, abandoned the sea and went 
to the mines; spent 16 years in mining with varying fortunes, 
and in 1865 returned to Ohio to care for his father; he re- 
mained there until 1871, when he went to Texas, settled in 
Palestine, Texas, in 1873 and died there, universally known 
and respected, March 24, 1900. 

ANNIS ADAMS COLE married, March 29, 1854. at New 
Albany, Ind., John Franklin Schwartz [born August 5, 
1832, at Watson, Clark county, Ind., son of George Schwartz 
and Nancy Fry]. Their children were: 

Laura Ureta Schwartz, born at Jeffersonville, Ind., 

Feb. 4, 1856, died Oct. 30, 1886, at Derby, Kansas. 
John Eddy Schwartz, born Aug. 22, 1857, at New 

Albany, Ind. 
George Henry Schwartz, born Jan. 17, 1859, at Jeffer- 
sonville. 
Lydia Vorce Schwartz, born Dec. 12, i860, at Jeffer- 
sonville. 
Charles Schwartz, born May 23, 1863. died May 23, 

1863, in Clark county. 
Benjamin Franklin Schwartz, born May, 23, 1865, 

in Clark county. 
Delphia Annis Schwartz, born Aug. 12, 1867, in 

Clark county. 
James Elmer Schwartz and Mary Adelia Schwartz, 
twins, born Nov. 12, 1869, in Clark county. James 
Elmer died Aug. 5, 1870; Mary Adelia died Dec. 9, 
1870. 
Robert Alexander Schwartz, born March 9, 1874. in 
Clark county. 
Annis Adams Schwartz, died May 29, 1876. in Clark county, 
Ind. John Franklin Schwartz married, second. April 18. 
1877, at LaGrange. Oldham county, Ky.. Fannie Ellen 
Ellis, born Dec. 3, 1845, at LaGrange. Their children were: 
Oliver Ellis Schwartz, born Feb. 27, 1879, at Watson. 
Flora Jane Schwartz, born July 2. 1880. at Watson. 
Sadie May Schwartz, born Jan. 30, 1882, at Watson. 
Lola Bell Schwartz, born May 3, 1883. at Watson. 



THE VORCE FAMILY 27 

WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON COLE married June 19, 

i860, at Louisville, Anna Cordelia Cable, born Dec. , 

1836. Their chifdren were: 

Henry Clay Cole, born Nov. 19, i860, at Louisville, 

died Sept. , 1862, at Fort Donelson, Tenn. 

Charles Cole, born Jan. , 1863, at Fort Donelson, 

died May , 1866, at Louisville. 

CORDELIA GRIGGS COLE married Feb. 2, i860, at Louis- 
ville, William Carroll Vaughn, born March 16, 1835, in 
Shelby county, Kentucky. Their children were : 

William Abram Vaughn, born Dec. 10, i860, at Louis- 
ville. 

Lydia Mildred Vaughn, born July 22, 1862, at Louis- 
ville 

Nellie Darling Vaughn, born Jan. 14, 1864, at Jeffer- 
sonville. 

Adaline Rankin Vaughn, born Oct. 2, 1865, at Louis- 
ville. 

John Harney Vaughn, born Sept. 15, 1867, died March 
19, 1870, at Louisville. 

Mary K.ate Vaughn, born Oct. 14, 1869, at Louisville. 

Hattie May Vaughn, born April 28, 1873, died same 
day, at Louisville. 

George Preston Vaughn, born June 30, 1875, died same 
day, at Chicago. 

May Annis Vaughn, born Dec. 16, 1878, at Chicago. 

JULIA ANN COLE married Nov. 6, 1866, at Louisville, 
Erastus Davison [born December 24, 1837, at Willoughby, 
Ohio, son of Orrin Davison]. Their children were: 

Orrin Henry Davison, born Aug. 15, 1867, at Wil- 
loughby. 

Maud Davison, born April 23, 1869, at Willoughby. 

Jennie Munroe Davison, born April 18, 1870, at Wil- 
loughby. 

Lucretia Belle Davison, born Oct. 9, 1871, at Wil- 
loughby. 

Olive Maria Davison, born June 6, 1873, died Feb. 6, 
1874, at Willoughby. 

Arthur Davison, born Jan. 4, 1875, at Mentor^ Ohio. 

Ada Davison, born July 30, 1877, at Mentor. 

George Washington Damson, born June 19, 1879, at 
Mentor, died Aug. 20. 1888, at Chicago. 



28 GENEALOGICAL RECORD OF 

Erastus Davison, died Feb. 14, 1882, at Willoughby. 

GEORGE WASHINGTON COLE married, July 10, 1870, at 
Louisville, Katherine Wheei^Er [born Sept. 30, 1849, ^^ 
Louisville, daughter of Geo. Wm. Wheeler, born at Coburg, 
Germany]. Their children were: 

Kate March Cole, born March 9, 1871, died Nov. 23. 

1874, at Louisville. 
George Leonidas Cole, born Sept. 3. 1872. died Jan. 23, 

1873, at Louisville. 
Walter Eugene C-jle. born Oct. 27, 1874; died at Louis- 
ville, Jan. 21, 1899. 
Lydia Rebecca Cole, born December 9, r875, at Louis- 
ville. 
Haslev Winford Cole, born June 16, 1878. at Elizabeth- 
town, Ky. 
Georgie Sweets Cole, born Nov. 23, 1883; died Dec. 10, 
1883, at Elizabethtown. 
George Washington Cole died May 10. 1883. at Louisville. 

ACHSA ELIZA ^"ORCE married at Springfield. William 
Blee. born at East Cleveland, O., Aug. 13. 1842. They had 
no children. 

ELLA AUGUSTA VORCE. married at Springfield, 

Robert S. Barnes, born Nov. 14, 1842, at Greenwich. O. 
Their children were : 

Mabel Augusta Barnes, born Aug. 18, 1869, at Cleve- 
land. 

Blanche Barnes, born , 1872. at Toledo, O. 

VoRCE Barnes, born ]\Iay 23, 1878. at Toledo. 
Robert S. Barnes, died July 26. 1897. 

CLARA G. \'ORCE, married at Springfield, Fred- 
erick M. Farmer, born April 19. 1847, ^^ Syracuse, N. Y. 
Their children were : 

Edith Farmer, born Dec. 7, 1877. at Springfield. 

Gail Farmer, born Dec. 23. 1884, at Springfield. 

JOHN EDDY SCHWARTZ, married April 15, 1890, at Win- 
field, Kan., Sakait Evalena Sparling, born Sept. i. i860, at 
Putnam, '111. Their children were: 

Walter Asbxtry Schwartz, born Feb. 9, 1891, at Derby, 
Kansas. 

Raymond Schw artz, born Oct. 7, 1892, at Derby. 



THE VORCE FAMILY 29 

GEORGE HENRY SCHWARTZ married, Dec. 23. 1885. at 
Elizabethtown, Ky., Kate Emma CullEy [born June 17, 
1861, at Elizabethtown, daughter of J. D. CuUey]. Their chil- 
dren were : 

EsTEELA Lee Schwartz, born Jan. 4, 1887, at Louisville. 

Rose Elizabeth Schwartz, born Feb. 19, 1898, at Louis- 
ville. 

LYDIA VORCE SCHWARTZ married, Nov. 6, 1892, at Jef- 
fersonville, Columbus Walter Carson, born June 3, 1853, at 
Ballardstown, Ky. They had no children. 

BENJAMIN F. SCHWARTZ married, Feb. 3, 1885, Cora C. 
Charlton, born at . Their children were:'^ 

DELPHL\ ANNIS SCHWARTZ married, first, in 1884, 

Nathan Bottoff, who died Feb. 10, 1897. Their children 

were : 

Delphia A. Bottoff married, second, July. 1897, Ed Mann, who 

died Nov. 25, 1897. She married, third, Sept. 11, 1898, John 

Eisman. 

ROBERT ALEXANDER SCHWARTZ married. October i, 
1897, Rosetta Herman. 

WILLIAM ABRAM VAUGHN married, June 15, 1883, at 
Huron. Dakota. Ida A. Betz, born Oct. 11, i860, at Huron. 
Their children were : 

Alice Cordelia \'aughn, born March 22, 1884, at 
Chicago. 

Nellie Darling Vaughn, born July 31, 1886, Chicago. 

LYDIA MILDRED VAUGHN married, June 15, 1880, at 
Chicago, Joseph Kimerling, born Dec. 22, 1852. Their 
children were : 

Maltd Edith Kimerling and May Annis Kimerling, 

twins, born March 10, 1881, at Chicago. Maud 

Edith died May 24, 1883; May Annis died June 2, 

1883. 
\ViLLiAM John Kimerling, born Sept. 6, 1882, at 

Chicago. 
George Edward Kimerling, born June 12, 1887, at 

Chicago. 
Mildred Caroline Kimerling, born April 7. 1891, at 

Chicago. 
Gertrude Valtghn Kimerling, born and died IMarch 21, 

1897. at Chicago. 



30 GENEALOGICAL RECORD OF 

NELLIE DARLING VAUGHN married, February 2, 1885, 
at Chicago. Samuel Forest, born Nov. 26, i860. Their 
children were : 

Cordelia M.vy Forest, born July 29. 1889, at Chicago. 

ADALINE RANKIN VAUGHN married, October 24, 1883. 
at Chicago. John Berry, born Sept. 9, i860, in England. 
Their children were : 

Alice Maud Berry, born July 18, 1884, at Chicago. 
Walter Berry, born Oct. 18. 1885. at Chicago. 
Laura Annette Berry, born April 19, 1887, at Chicago. 
Ethel Berry, born Jan. 31, 1889, died April 30, 1889. at 

Chicago. 
Edward Carroll Berry and Lyman Rogers Berry, 
twins, born Feb. 23. 1891, at Chicago. Lyman 
Rogers died April 27. 1891. 
Paul Herbert Berry, born Oct. 17, 1895, died 1899, at 

Chicago. 
Arthur Vaughn Berry, born March i, 1898. 

MARY KATE VAUGHN married, February 2, 1888. at 
Chicago, Burton Wilson Mack, born July 15, 1868. Their 
children were : 

Jessie Carrol Mack, born April 16. 1889, at Chicago. 

ORRIN HENRY DAVISON married, October 23, 1890. at 
Chicago, Mary Jane Loretta Fitzgerald, born January 31, 
1869, at Chicago. Their children were: 

Mary Lucy Davison, born July 28, 1891, died June 3, 

1894, at Chicago. 
Frances Florence Davison, born Nov. 9, 1894, at 

Chicago. 
Orrin Henry Davison, born Jan. 31. 1897. at Chicago. 
Margaret Helen Dantson, born June 6. 1900, at May- 
wood, 111. 

MAUD DAVISON married. December 17, 1889, at Chicago, 
George Jacob KemlEr, born July 6, 1868. at Chicago. Their 
children were : 

Helen Olive KemlER, born Dec. 2, 1890. at Chicago. 

George Erastus Kemler, born Oct. 28. 1894, at Chicago. 

Edward Orrin Kemler, born May 17. 1897, at Chicago. 

JENNIE MUNROE DAVISON married. December 7. 1893, 
at Chicago, Joseph William Moore, born April 11, 1871. at 
Circleville, Ohio. Their children were : 



THE VORCE FAMILY 31 

Harry Munroe Moore, born May 20, 1895, at Chicago. 
Raymond Earl Moore, born May 15, 1899, died Sept. 24. 
1899. at Chicago. 

LUCRETIA BELLE DAVISON married. October 5. 1893. at 
Chicago, Charles xA-LLEN Towne, born May 13, 1866, at Hol- 
land, Mass. Their children were : 

Charles Hh<am Towne, born and died Dec. 7. 1897, at 
Chicago. 

Allen Erastus Towne, born July 5, 1900, at Chicago. 

ADA DAVISON married. October 17, 1899. at New York, 
Adelbert Ellsworth Miller, born Jan. i, 1865, at Paines- 
ville. Ohio. They have no children. 

hYDlA REBECCA COLE married, February 22, 1894. at 
Louisville, Joseph Edward Kreamer, born Feb. i, 1871. 
Their children were : 

Lydia Nannette Kreamer. born Oct. 5. 1896, at Louis- 
ville. 



32 GENEALOGICAL RECORD OF 



SOPHIA VORCE. 

SOPHIA VORCE, born Jan. i, 1790, married in 1808 at 
Scipio (?), New York, Josl\h Chatfield. Their children 
were : 

Sarah Chatfif.ld, born February 18, 1810, at Lavanna, 

New York. 
AuDRiA Chatfield, born February 21, 1812, at Lavanna, 
New York. 
Sophia V. Chatfield, died at Lavanna, New York. 
Josiah Chatfield, died at Monday, Genessee county New York. 

SARAH CHATFIELD married in 1825, at Scipio, Am mi 
Richards, who was born in 1807, at Saratoga, New York 
Their children were : 

Allen Howland Richards, born Sept. 25, 1826, at 

Geneva, New York. 
Sophia Richards, born 1828, at Geneva ( ?) ; died 1834, 

at Colon, Michigan. 
Daniel Chidester Richards, born June i, 1830, at 

Castile, New York. 
Hannah L. Richards, born, 1832. 

Josiah Chatfield Richards, born Nov. 19, 1833, ai 
Springport, New York. 
Ammi Richards died, in 1841, at Nottawa, Michigan. Sarah 
Chatfield Richards married, second, March 11, 1844, at Colon. 
Michigan, William Fuller. They had no children. Sarah 
Chatfield Fuller died September 22, 1866, at Burr Oak, Mich. 

AUDRIA CHATFIELD married, June 23, 1833. CerEnus 
Collins, born November 28, 1810. Their children were: 

Norman Collins, born Jan. 17, 1837, at (?). 

Seneca Collins, born June 12, 1838, died Aug. 21, 1847. 

Eliza Sophia Collins, born Aug. 18, 1840, at (?). 

Juliette Collins, born Feb. 14, 1842, at ( ?). 

Ammi Richards Collins, born July i, 1843, at ( ?). 

Chester Chatfield Collins, born Dec. 14, 1847, at ( ?) 

Paulina Collins, born Dec. 27, 1850. at ( ?) 
Audria Chatfield Collins died January 28, 1892, at ( ?) ; Cere- 
nus Collins died May 28, 1895. at ( ?) 

NORMAN COLLINS married, March 23, 1861, Emma 
Hughes. Their children v/ere. 



THE VORCE FAMILY 33 

Nettie Amelia Coleins, born March 4, 1862, at (?) 
Mary Collins, b.-irn April 25, 1866, at (?). 
Nellie E. Collins, born May 4, died May 14, 1873. 

ELIZA SOPHIA COLLINS married, Skinner. 

Their only child was : 

Eliza Sophia Skinner, born June 23, 1861. 

JULIETTE COLLINS married, first, March 17, 1866, Jack- 
son Stringer (died April 17. 1882). They had no children. 
She married, second, May 9, 1886, EarlE Adams. They had 
no children. 

AMMI RICHARDS COLLINS married Emma Patterson. 
Their only child was : 

Effie Loretta Collins, who married William Nichols. 
They have no children. 

CHESTER C. COLLINS. No information regarding him.* 

PAULINA COLLINS married BuRLiNGAMii. 

She died November 2^, t88i. 

ALLEN HOWLAND RICHARDS married, December 25, 
1848, at Ithaca, N. Y., Mary Roby Richards [born January 
23, 1828, at Geneva, N. Y. Although their names were sim- 
ilar they were not related]. Their children were: 

Frank Adelbert Richards, born Jan. 26, 1858, at Colon, 

Michigan. 
Sarah Elsie Richards, born Aug. 18, 1859, at Mendon, 

Michigan. 
Allen H. Richards died September 2, 1893, at Mendon; Mary 
R. Richards died October 3, 1896, at Coral, Mich. 

DANIEL CHIDESTER RICHARDS married, September 
14, 1854, at Colon, Harriet Elizabeth Clark, born Novem- 
ber 23, 1838, at Adrian, Mich. Their children were: 

Eva Janette Richards, born Aug. 24, 1861, at Colon. 
Daniel Chidester Richards died December 3, 1877, at Colon. 

HANNAH L. RICHARDS. No record regarding her. 

JOSIAH CHATFIELD RICHARDS married, March 14, 
1858, at Burr Oak, Mich., Anna M. Hughes, born April 20, 
1839, St Catawissa, Pa. Their only child was : 

William Ellis Richards, born Dec. 5, 1866. 



34 GENEALOGICAL RECORD OF 

FRANK ADELBERT RICHARDS married. December 21, 
1886. at Reed City, Mich., Doi.lie O'Deli., born November 8, 
1867, at Plymoutli, Ind. Their only child was: 

Frank Allen Richards, born Feb. 9, 1888. at Grand 
Rapids, Mich. 

SARAH ELSIE RICHARDS married. August 18. 1875, at 
Mendon, Mich., John Holcomb, born February 12, 1847, ^^ 
Selba, Ontario. Their children were: 

Mary Luella H(jlcomb, born Jan. 14, 1879, ^^ (?) 
Bessie Frances Holcomb, born Jan. 2, 1885. at 
Perry Richards Holcomb, born Nov. 19, 1891, at 
John Henry Holcomb, born Aug. 4. 1895. at (?). 

EVA JANETTE RICHARDS married, October 5, 1879, at 
Centerville, Mich., Charles Clowes, born November 28, 1857. 
at Centerville. Their cl ildren were: 

Gertrude Belle Clowes, born Jan. i8, 1881, at Center- 
ville. 
John Douglas Clowes, born June 19, 1890, at Center- 
ville. 

NETTIE AMELIA COLLINS married Brtcgs. 

MARY COLLINS married Wade. 

ELIZA SOPHIA SKINNER married, in 1876, George Bige- 
low. Their only child was : 

Florence Belle Bigelow, born Feb. 15, 1878, at (?) 



THE VORCE FAMILY 35 



AUDRIA VORCE. 



AUDRIA VORCE, the twin sister of Sophia Vorce, born 
Jan. I, 1790, at Greenfield, N. Y. ; married February 20, 1806, 
at Greenfield, Gardnkr Chidester [born April 10, 1789, at 
Greenfield, son of Daniel Chidester, a Quaker]. Their chil- 
dren were : 

Sarah Chidester, born Dec. 26, 1810, at Greenfield. 

Eliza Sophia Chidester, born Sept. 12, 1812, at Union 
Springs, N. Y. 
Audria Vorce Chidester died February 2^. 1819, at Lavanna, 
N. Y. The two sisters, Audria and Sophia, were buried close 
together in the same burial ground, near Lavanna, the plot of 
ground having been set apart for burial purposes at an early 
^ate but never made a public cemetery. In 1898 this spot 
was visited by Josiah Chatfield Richards and found to be a 
waving field of grain, with no trace remaining of its former 
use for burial purposes. Gardner Chidester married, second, 
Sarah Hinman ; removed to North Plains, Mich., and died 
there May 19, i860. 

SARAH CHIDESTER married, September 22, 1828. at 

Scipio, Cayuga county, N. Y., SenECa Boyce, born October 3, 

1800. They had no children. 

Sarah Chidester Boyce died March 12, 1888, at Lavanna, 

N. Y. ; Seneca Boyce died September 6, 1890, at the same 

place. 

ELIZA SOPHIA CHIDESTER married, November 23, 
1835, at Lavanna, N. Y.. Chester Freeman, born August 18, 
1807, in Cayuga county, N. Y. Their children were: 

Gardner Chidester Freeman, born July 15, 1837, at 
Barre, Orleans Co., N. Y. [Member of the 3d Mich. 
Cav. ; died unmarried Sept. 8, 1862. in North 
Carolina]. 
LvDiA Cornelia Freeman, born Jan. 9, 1840, at Barre. 
William Henry Freeman, born July 9, 1841, at Barre. 
[Member of the 4th N. Y. Heavy Art., killed at Reams Sta- 
tion, Va., Aug. 25, 1864]. 

Eliza Chidester Freeman died March 28. 1848, at Barre ; 
Chester Freeman married, second, Mrs. Amanda Morris. 



36 GENEALOGICAL RECORD OF 

LYDIA CORNELIA FREEMAN married, October 30, 
1867, at Barre, Watson Clark McNall, born August 22, 
1841, at Royalton, N. Y. Their children were: 

Freeman Elton McNall, born June 16, 1870, at Albion, 

New York. 
Nellie Eliza McN'all, born Dec. 13, 1873. at Albion, 

New York. 
Anna Hurd McNall, born June 10. 1875, at Albion, 

New York. 
Burt Chester McNall, born Dec. n, 1877, at Albion, 

New York. 
Josephine Alherta McNall, born Jan. 29, 1881, at Al- 
bion, N. Y. 
Lydia C. Freeman died January 20. 1892. at xA.lbion. N. Y. ; 
Watson C. McNall married, second, May 18, 1897, Mrs. Helen 
Brow NELL. 

NELLIE ELIZA McNALL married, September 10, 1896, at 

Albion, William Ei'Hraim Hill, born , at 

. Their only child is : 

Frances Lydia Hill, born July 20, 1897. at Albion. 




JOHN A. VORCE- 



THE VORCE FAMILY 37 



ZEBULON VORCE. 



ZEBULON VORClv. the youngest son of Timothy Vorce, 
and only child of Timothy and Mercy Vorce, was born in 1817 
at Pulaski. He married March 3, 1835, at Pulaski, Carolyn 
F. Cogswell [born April 15, 1818, at Springfield, Mass., 
daughter of Ira Cogswell]. Their only child was: 

John A. Vorce, born Oct. 17, 1837, at Pulaski. 
Zebulon Vorce died May i. 1846, at Cleveland, Ohio; Carolyn 
C. Vorce married, second, at Phoenix, Oswego county, March 
II, 185 1, James Jenkins. Lives 1900 at Ox Bow, N. Y. 

JOHN A. VORCE married. December 18, 1855. at Pul- 
aski (?), Helen M. Gibbs. Their children were: 

Frances Vorce, born in 1857, died same day at Pulaski. 
Herbert Vorce, born in 1859, died ten days later at 

Pulaski. 
Florence C. Vorce, born Oct. 9. 1864, at Pulaski, died 
unmarried in 1889. 
John A. Vorce died December 5, 1894, at Oswego ( ?) 



38 GENEALOGICAL RECORD OF 



ZEBULON VORCE. 

ZEBULON VORCE, the "French Nobleman," who came 
from France to America (see Introduction), settled on Man- 
hattan Island. He had a son Zebulon, but where the latter 
was born and whether "'Old Zebulon," as the father was called^ 
had any other children is not known. 



ZEBULON A ORCE, 2d. 

ZEBULON VORCE the second (third?) of this line, was 
probably born in America about 1745. He was twice mar- 
ried, but the name of neither wife has been ascertained. By 
his first wife he had two sons, viz : 

Carey V^okce. born about 1773. 

Oliver Allen Vorce, born in 1775, in Dutchess county. 
Whether he had other children is not known, but by his second 
Xvife he had also two sons : 

James Vorce, born (date unknown). 

Allen Vorce, bom in March, 1782, in Dutchess county. 
Of Carey Vorce and James Vorce, no more has been learned. 



OLIVER ALLEN VORCE. 

OLIVER ALLEN VORCE married, about 1797. Mary 
CooN, who was born in 1776 in Dutchess county. They had 
thirteen children, viz: 

Allen Vorce. born in 1798. in Dutchess Co., died un- 
married in New Orleans. 

Mary Vorce, born Feb. 8. 1800. in Madison Co., N. Y. 

Laura Vorce, born in 1801, died unmarried, 1840. 

Delilah Vorce, born 1803, died unmarried in Oswego 
Co., N. Y. 

William R. Vorce, born April 5, 1805, at Otsego, N. Y. 

La VINA Vorce, born Jan. 28, 1807. 

Joseph Vorce, born Aug. 28. 1810. 

Zebulon Vorce, born in 1813, died unmarried, Dec. 1878, 
(Oct. 29, 1882), in Will Co., 111. 
^ John Vorce. born in 1816. was drowned in childhood. 

Sar.vh Vorce, born in 1819. 



THE VORCE FAMILY 39 

Olive Vorce, bom in 1820. 

Eliza Vorce, born Jan. 11, 1822. 

Nancy Vorce, born in 1824. 
Oliver Allen Vorce died in October. 1848, at Homer, Will 
county, 111.; Mary Coon \^orce died March 4, 1848, at Homer. 



MARY VORCE. 

MARY VORCE, eldest daughter of Oliver Vorce, married 
November 28, 1832, at Onondaga, N. Y., AllEn Abron An- 
GELL [born February i], 1809, in Washing-ton county, N. Y., 
son of Ferdinand Angell]. Their children were: 

Malvina a. Angell, born March 20, 1834. died Aug. 4, 

1835, in Onondaga coimty. 
Lewis Allen Angell, born Oct. 19, 1835, ^^ Onondaga 

county. 
John Edward Angell, born Alay 13, 1837, in Oswego 

Co., N. Y. ; difvl July 7, 1843, in Geauga Co., Ohio. 
Charles Sanford Angell, born Jui^e 5. 1840, died Jan. 

27, 1 84 1, in Oswego county. 
Squire Chester Angell, born Dec. 13, 1844, (1842?) 
in Geauga Co.. Ohio. 
Mary Vorce Angell died August 25, 1874 (1875) at Green 
Garden, Will county, 111. ; Allen Abron Angell died July 14, 
1887, at Montcalm county, Mich. 

LEWIS ALLEN ANGELL married February 18, 1864, at 
Green Garden, Eleanor Marcella Pelkey, born February 
22, 1842, in Rutland ct^unty, Vt. Their children were: 

John Edward Angell, born July 12, 1865, in Will Co., 

Illinois. 
Charles Allen Angell, born Feb. 4, 1867. in Will Co. ; 

unmarried. 
Cora Marcella Angell, born May 18. 1870, in Will Co., 
Frederick Chester Angell, born Sept. i, 1873, in Will 

Co. ; died Sept. 20, 1880, in Ingham Co., Mich. 
Lewis Edwin Angeil. born Jan. 10, 1876, died Sept. 16, 

1880, in Ingham Co. 
Ira Clyde Angell, born Feb. 25, [881. died Feb. 28, 
1892, in Montcalm Co., Mich. 
Lewis Allen Angell died March 5. 1895. i" Montcalm county. 



40 GENEALOGICAL RECORD OF 

SQUIRE CHESTER ANGELL married, March 26, 1865, at 
Hanover, Mich., Phebe Eu,En Gildersijceve [born October 
12, 1844, (1843?) at Stratford, N. Y., daughter of Daniel 
Gildersleeve]. Their children were: 

Harriet Maevina Angell, born July 27, 1866, in Will 

Co., Illinois. 
Mary Eeea Angele, born Nov. 7, 1869, in Will Co.; 
died July 15, 1894, at Grand Rapids, Mich., un- 
married. 
Allen Alberto Angell, born Jan. 29, 1873, in Will Co., 

Illinois. 
Minnie Storm Angell, born Oct. 29, 1875. died Nov. 
16, 1875, in Ingham Co., Mich. 
Squire Chester Angell died March 14, 1887, at Grand Rapids, 
Mich. 

JOHN EDWARD ANGELL married, October 31, 1889. at 

Big Rapids, Mich., Nettie N. Smith. Their children were: 

Floyd Edward Angell, born Nov. 7, 1890, in Montcalm 

Co., Mich. 
Glenn Angell, born Aug. 12, 1892, in Mecosta Co., 

Michigan. 
Infant son, born Dec. 28, 1894; died Dec. 30, 1894, in 

Mecosta. 
Lola MaybellE Angell, born Oct. 5, 1898, in Mecosta 

Co., Mich. 

CORA M. ANGELL married, October 25, 1889, at Lake 
View, Mich., Charles W. Loree. Their children were: 

Carl H. Loree, born June 22, 1890, in Montcalm Co. 

Frank M. Loree, born Nov. 15, 1892, in Hanover Co., 
Virginia. 

Nina J. Loree, born Sept. 28, 1893, in Hanover Co. 

Edna Loree. born Sept. 6, 1896, in Hanover Co. 



WILLIAM RILEY VORCE. 

WILLIAM RILEY VORCE. born April 4. 1805, at Ot- 
sego, N. Y., married at Camillus. March 8, 1829, Margaret 
Ann Veeder, born in Camillus. Onondaga county, N. Y., June 
30, 1808. Their children were: 

Robert Nelson Vorce, born Aug. 20, 1830, at Con- 
.stantia, N. Y. 



THE VORCE FAMILY 41 

Oliver Allen Vorce, born May 26, 1833, at Gonstantia. 
Caroline Elizabeth Vorce, bom April 20, 1835, at 

Constantia. 
Mary Ann Vorce, born Nov. 26, 1838, at Constantia. 
John Wemple Vorce, born March 11, 1840, died April 3. 

1840, at Constantia. 
William Riley Vorce, born Aug. 25. 1842. at Palermo, 

New York. 
Charles W. Vorce, born April 2. 1845. at Homer, 111. 
Sarah Maria Vorce, born Dec. 29, 1847, at Homer. 
Martha Sophia Vorce, born May 6, 1850, at Homer. 
Unmarried. 
William Riley Vorce died .A.pril 21, 1853, at Homer, Will Co., 
III. ; Margaret Ann Vorce died April 27, 1872, at Waterloo. 
Iowa. 

ROBERT NELSON VORCE married. May i, 1856, at 
Homer, Will county, ANGELfXE R. Story, born August 8, 
1830, in Otsego county, N. Y. Their children were: 

William Robert \^orce, born Mav i, 1857, at Homer, 

Will Co., 111. 
Nevada Euretta VoR.'r. uorn Jan. 30. i860, died April 

1864. at Homer. 
Elmer Ellsworth Vorce, born x\pril 25, 1863, at 

Homer. 
Jennie Belle Vorce, born Aug. 12, 1873, at Brook- 
field. Mo. 
Angeline R. Story Vorce died ^lay 30. 1898, at Brookfield, 
Missouri. 

OLIVER ALLEN VORCE married, December 7, 1853, at 
Homer, Will Co., Ill, Laura Jeanette Marshall, born Jan- 
uary II, 1835. in Oswego county, N. Y. Their children were: 
Firman Elvir Vorce, born July 23, 1857. at Homer, 

Illinois. 
Helen Adele Vorce, born April 29, 1859, died Feb. 18, 

1883, unmarr^'ed. at Homer. 
Elma Almira Vorce, born March 10. 1862, at Homer, 

Illinois. 
Oliver Frank Vorce, born July i, 1866, at Homer. 
Unmarried. 

CAROLINE ELIZABETH VORCE married, June 26. 1853, 
at Lockport, Will county. 111., Andrew Jackson Kinney. 
Their children were : 



42 . GENEALOGICAL RECORD OF 

George Lorenzo Kinney, born 1855 ( ?) ; died in infancy. 
Harriet Adelle Kinney, born Sept. 1857, at Keauka, 

Wisconsin. 
Castella Luthera Kinney, born Sept. 1861, at Homer, 

Illinois. 
Andrew Jackson Kinney, born in 1863, died in 1865. 
Andrew Jackson Kinney, Sr., died in Tennessee in the War. 

MARY ANN VORCE married, first. February 17. 1856, at 

Kenosha, Wis., Charles E. Da\is, born January, 1835, at 

Toledo, Ohio. Their children were : Two sons who died in 

infancy. 

Capt. Chas. E. Davis, died (date unknown). 

Mary Ann Vorce married, second, J. M. Ogden. They had 

no children. 

WILLIAM RILEY VORCE married. March 23, 1869, at 
Mokena, Will county, 111., Martha Jeanette Grant. Their 
children were : 

Abigail Celestine Vorce, born at Homer, 111. Un- 
married. 
Sarah Sophia Vorce, born at Homer, died at \\'aterloo, 

Iowa. 
Emma Jeanette Vorce. born at Homer, 111. 

CHARLES W. VORCE married, February 25, 1872, at 

Brookfield, Mo., Mary Linden, bom April 2, 1847. They 

had no children. 

Charles W. Vorce was drowned at Milwaukee, September, 

1887. 

SARAH MARIA VORCE married, September 4, 1865, at 
Keauka, Wis., Martin Luther Gorman, born January 6, 
1840, at Lancaster, Pa. Their children were: 

Mary Marguerite Gorman, born Jan. 20, 1867. at Ra- 
cine, Wis. 

Martin Leonard Gorman, born Feb. 20, 1872, at Rock 
Island. 111. 
Sarah M. Gorman died May 21. 1887. at Milwaukee, Wis. ; 
Martin Leonard ( ?) Gorman died July 5, 1885, at Milwaukee, 
Wis. 

WILLIAM ROBERT VORCE married at Brookfield. Mo., 
January 23, 1881, Minnie Ormsby, born in 1857, at Jackson, 
Mich. Their children were : 



THE VORCE FAMILY 43 

Mabel Ida Vorce, born May 22, 1882, at Brookfield, 
Missouri. 

Robert Dewey Vorce, born Aug. 30, 1884, diei Aug-. 27, 
1886, at Brookfield. 

Lelia Belle Vorce, born June 20. 1887, at Brookfield. 

Olive Nevada VorcE,, born July 16. 1889; died Sept. 3, 
1894, at Brookfield, Mo. 

William Frederick Vorce, born Sept. 9, 1891, at Brook- 
field. 

Hazel Violet V^orce, born Jan. 30, 1894; died Aug. 14, 

1898, at Brookfield, Mo. 

Oliver Everett Vorce, born Jan. 22, 1898; died Nov. 5, 

1899. at Brookfield, Mo. 

Gladys Helen Vorce, born Dec. 4, 1899, at Brookfield. 

ELMER ELLSWORTH VORCE married, September 30, 
1885, at Brookfield, Mo., Mary Elizabeth Young, born April 
28, 1864, at Brookfield. Their children were: 

William Henry Vorce, bom July 11, 1889, at Brook- 
field, Mo. 
Robert Martin Vorce, born Jan. 20, 1891, at Brook- 
field, Mo. 
Ella Juanita Vorce, born Jan. 26, 1895. at Brookfield, 

Missouri. 
Elmer Ellis Vorce, born Jan. 26. 1895, at Brookfield, 
Missouri. 

JENNIE BELLE VORCE lives at home with her father in 
Brookfield, unmarried. She is a graduate of Brookfield College 
and has been teaching for several years. 

FIRMAN E. VORCE married, March 2, 1885, at San Fran- 
cisco, Isabel McIntosh. Their children were : 

Oliver Earl Vorce, born Dec. 17, 1885, at Fresno, Cal. 
Raymond George Vorce, born June 20. 1890, at Fresno, 

California. 
Inez Elizabeth Vorce, born June 26. 1895, at Fresno, 
California. 

ELM A A. VORCE married, November 28. 1883. at Antioch, 
Cal., George W. Fuller. They had no children. 

HARRIET ADELLE KINNEY married, September, 1898, 
at Waterloo, Iowa. John Edwin Magnuse. 



44 GENEALOGICAL RECORD OF 

CASSIE LUTHERA KINNEY married Geo. Harris, at 
Kenosha, Wis., in 1884. 

MARY MARGUERITE GORMAN married, February 29, 
1888, at Sheboygan, Wis., Henry W. Kugley. Their chil- 
dren were : 

Violet D. Kugley, born April 24, 1892, at Milwaukee, 
Wisconsin. 



LAVINA VORCE. 

LA VINA VORCE, bom January 28, 1807, married in 
1826, William Cornell Kelsey, born in 1804. They had 
thirteen children : 

RuFus Mark Kelsey, born in 1827, at Vermilion, N. Y. 

Henry Kelsey, born in i828( ?) ; died in 1831. at Ver- 
milion. 

Lucinda Kelsey, born in 1830 (?), at Vermilion. 

Jerome Kelsey, born in 1832 ( ?) ; died aged 18 mos., 
at Vermilion. 

Mary Ann KelsEy, born in 1833 l^)- ^t Vermilion. 

Sarah Elizabeth Kelsey, born in 1835, at Vermilion. 

Reuben West Kelsey, born in 1837, at Vermilion. 

Emily Amelia Kelsey. born July 19, 1839, ^t V^irgil, 
Nevv^ York. 

Melissa Kelsey, born in 1841 ( ?) ; died in 1847, ^t New 
Haven, N. Y. 

AsENATH Kelsey, born in 1843, at New Haven; died in 
1849. at New Haven. 

Eliza Kelsey, born in 1845 5 died in 1848, at New Haven. 

William Riley Kelsey, born in 1847, at New Haven; 
died in 1861. 

Jerome Kelsey, born Sept. 26, 1851, at New Haven. 
William Cornell Kelsey died June 27, 1859, at Vermilion; 
Lavina Kelsey died in August, 1892, at Vermilion. 

RUFUS MARK KELSEY married in 1852, at Scriba, N. Y., 

Lucy Smith, born , 18 — , daughter of Benjamin 

Smith. Their children were : 

Mary Melissa Kelsey, born July 8, 1853, at Scriba, 

New York. 
Frances Louisa Kelsey, born May 19, 1857, at Scriba ; 
died June 23, 1875, unmarried, at Ingersoll, Ontario. 



THE VORCE FAMILY 45 

Ellen Alvira Kelsey, born May i8, 1859; died Oct. 3, 

1863, at Scriba. 
Ida Victorl.\ Kelsey, born May 15, 1865; died June 17, 

1865, at Ingersoll. 
Sarah L. Kelsey, born Dec. 3, 1868; died Dec. 28, 1868, 

at Ingersoll. 

LUCINDA KELSEY married, first, Lewis Sherman. Their 
only child was : 

Genevieve SHER>rAN, born Oct. 8, 1858, at Pella, Iowa. 
Lewis Sherman died, (date unknown). 

Lucinda Sherman married, second, George GrEEn. Their 
only child was : 

Green. 

Lucinda Kelsey Green, died at Three Oaks, Berrien county, 
Michigan. 

GENEVIEVE SHERMAN, only daughter of Lewis and Lu- 
cinda Sherman, married, October 9, 1878, at Union Pier, 
Mich., BioN Gleason, born January 5, 1858, at Lea, Mass, 
Their children were : 

James Bion Gleason, born June 19, 1879, at Union Pier. 

Nora May Gleason, born in 1881 ; died at Union Pier. 

Allen M. Gleason. bom Nov. 2, 1883, at Union Pier. 

George W. Gleason, born Aug. 20, 1886, at New Buf- 
falo, Mich. 

Flora A. Gleason. born Nov. i, 1889, at New Buffalo. 
Genevieve Sherman Glenson died December 17, 1889, at New 
Bufifalo. 

MARY ANN KELSEY married Lorenzo Borden. They 
had fourteen children, but no particulars regarding them have 
been obtained.'^ 

SARAH ELIZABETH KELSEY married in 1856, at Ver- 
milion, N. Y., Enos M. CowlES. Their children were: 

Frederick Samuel Cowles, born , i858(?), at 

William H. Cowles, born , 1861 ( ?), at 

Frank Cowles, born , i864(?), at; died; aged 

4 years. 
Sarah E. K. Cowles died June, 1892; Enos M. Cowles died 
January, 1895. 

FREDERICK SAMUEL COWLES married, November 15, 
1893, at South Sioux City, Neb.. Mary BellE Bigham, born 
January 15, 1872, at South Sioux City. Their only child 
was : 



46 GENEALOGICAL RECORD OF 

Frederick Seneca Cowles, born Aug. 24. 1894, at 
Chicago, 111. 
WILLIAM H. COWLES married, in 1885. at Chicago. Lulu 
Burton, who was born in 1863, at New Orleans. Their chil- 
dren were : 

Frank CowlES, born Nov. 16, 1888. at Chicago. 

Florence Cowles, born Nov. 25, 1890, at Chicago. 

Ruby CowlES, born March 11, 1892, at Chicago. 

REUBEN WEST KELSEY married, (date and wife's name 
unknown). Their only child was: 

William Kelsey, born in 1870; died in 1892, in Texas. 
Reuben West Kelsey died March 21, 1900, in Montana. 

EMILY AMELIA KELSEY married, July 5, 1858. at Os- 
wego, N. Y., Reuben C. A. Stevens, born Dec. 5, 1837, at 
Utica ( ?). Their children, all born at Boston, Ontario, were: 

Frederick Henry Stevens, born i860; died aged two 
months. 

William F. Stevens, born 1862; died aged seventeen 
months. 

Lavina Victoria Stevens, born Feb. 15, 1864. 

EsTELLA Emily Stevens, born March 31, 1865. 

Henry Joseph Stevens, born Aug. 11, 1866. 

Edward Cornell Stevens, born Nov. 17, 1867. 

Abbie Louisa Stevens, born June 6, 1870. 

John R. A. Stevens, born March 6, 1872. 

Alexander Franklin Stevens, born April 11, 1875. 

LAVINA VICTORIA STEVENS married, in 1885, Joseph 
B. Austin. Their children were: 

Harry Livingston Austin, born Feb. 28, 1887; died 
March 29, 1888. 

Caroline Emma Austin, born June 7, 1889. at . 

Frederick Joseph Austin, born July 11, 1890, at . 

Olive Janet Austin, born August 28, 1891, at 



Stella Austin and Della Austin, twins, born Jan. 10, 

1895, at . 

Edward F. Austin, born Oct. 28, 1897, at 



ESTELLA EMILY STEVENS married, in 1883, Nelson J. 
E. Schram, born at Simco, Ontario. Their children were: 

Ethel E. Schram, born Aug. 14, 1884, at . 

Roy R. Schram, born Feb. 2, 1886, at . 

Enos N. Schram, bom Aug. 14, 1893, at . 



Russell E. Schram, born May 3, 1896, at 



THE VORCE FAMILY 47 

HENRY JOSEPH STEX'ENS married, June , 1896, 

Martha Moore. They have no children. 

ABBIE LOUISA STEVENS married Lewis McGee. Their 

only child is : 

Myrtle McGee, bom . 18 — . at . 

JEROME KELSEY married, January 8, 1868, at New 
Haven, N. Y., Emaia D. Morton [born May 19, 1852, at Mex- 
ico, N. Y., daughter of G. W. Morton]. Their children were: 

Henry Kelsey, born Oct. 29, 1868; died April 12, 1871, 
at New Haven. 

Grove Kelsey. born April 6, 1872, at New Haven. 

Ira Kelsey, born June 18, 1877. at New Haven. 

MARY MELISSA KELSEY, daughter of Rufus M. Kelsey, 
married November 23, 1876, at Ingersoll, Michael Tinney, 
born May 13, 1856. at Norwich. Their children were: 

Frances L. Tinney, born March 26, 1878, at Ingersoll; 
died Sept. 27. 1894, at Detroit, Mich. 

Eva L. Tinney, born Sept. 3, 1879, at Ingersoll. 

Ernest L. Tinney, born May 12, 1881, at Ingersoll. 

Edith May Tinney, born Aug. i, 1883; died March 16, 
1884, at Ingersoll. 

William H. Tinney, born Dec. 24, 1885, at Ingersoll. 

Lucy M. Tinney, born January 20. 1887, at Ingersoll. 

John C. Tinney, born June 16, 1890, at Detroit. 

COREAN M. Tinney, born February 7, 1897, at Detroit. 

EVA L. TINNEY married, September 5, 1897, at Port 
Huron, James Benzie, who was born August 23, 1873, in 
Scotland. Their children were : 

Elsie M. Benzie, born Oct. 23, 1898, at Detroit. 

RoY Walter Benzie, born Nov. 11. 1900, at Detroit. 

JOSEPH VORCE. 

JOSEPH VORCE, born Aug. 28, 1810; married Jan. 
28, 1836. in Oswego -ounty, N. Y., Clarissa Douglas [born 
December 24, 181 5, daughter of Sanford and Clarissa Doug- 
lass]. Their children were: 

Harriet M. Vorce, born July 6, 1837, at . 

Allen S. Vorce, born Jan. 26, 1840, at . 

Albert I. Vorce, born Sept. 30, 1843, at . 

Henry H. Vorce. born March i, 1846, at . 

Joseph Vorce died June 7, 1876. 



48 GENEALOGICAL RECORD OF 

HARRIET M. VORCK married. January i. 1854, at Mexico, 
N. Y., Timothy Vickery. Their children were: 

Sylvanus S. V'ickkrv, born July 8. 1855; died April 24, 
1870. 

Rose N. Vickery, born Oct. 5. 1857, at . 

Timothy Vickery died Oct. 19, 1898, at Mexico. 

ALLEN S. VORCE enlisted in Co. F, 147th Regiment N. Y. 
S. v., Aug. 31, 1862; was taken prisoner at Gettysburg: was 
killed in the battle of the Wilderness, May 5, 1864; unm. 

ALBERT L VORCE married (i), Oct. 21. 1868. Nellie S. 
McCoMBER [daughter of Alanson McComber]. Their chil- 
dren were : 

WiNi-iELD A. VoRCE, born Dec. 10, 1873; died Jan. i, 
1874. 

Burton A. Vorce, born May 17, 1875. 
Nellie McComber Vorce died July 10, 1880. 
Albert L Vorce married (2), March 9, 1881, Julia A. 
Ball [born August 2, 1855, daughter of Jared P. Ball]. They 
had no children. 

HENRY H. VORCE married, May 15. 1867, at Mexico, 
Ann E. ErskinE [born July 12, 1845. daughter of John 
Erskine a descendant of Lord Erskinel. Their children are: 

Lillian L Vorce, born March 29, 1868, at . 

Anna R. Vorce, born Dec. 25, 1869. at . 

Elizabeth B. Vorce, born Feb. 6, 1872, at . 



Clarence Allen Vorce, born July 28, 1874. at- 
Harry Claude Vorce, born Sept. 12. 1878, at 



Ray E. Vorce, born May 17, 1886. (1887?) at . 

Henry H. Vorce died January 17, 1897, at Mexico. 

ROSE N. VICKERY married. October 5, 1879. William 
Weidman. Their children are: 

Jesse L. Weidman, born . at . 

Cora B. Weidman, bom , at . 

BURTON A. VORCE married. April 15. 1896, Maude A. 
Elmhurst [born November 29. 1879. daughter of Frank 
Elmhurst]. They have no children. 

LILLIAN I. VORCE married, June 14. 1893, Willis 
Mathewson. Their children are: 

Margaret A. Mathewson, born in 1894; died in 1895. 

Philip A. Mathewson, born , at . 



THE VORCE FAMILY 49 

ANNA R. VORCE married, June 26, 1890, Marquis Dean. 
Their children are : 

Lillian M. Dean, born Oct. 7, 1891, at . 

Kate a. Dean, born March 6. 1894, at . 

Frances A. Dean, born Nov. 2, 1896, at . 

Albert V. R. Dean, born July 31, 1898, . 

CLARENCE A. VORCE married, March 15, 1895. Flor- 
ence Calkins. Their only child is : 

Harold H. Vorce, born Feb. 12, 1899, at . 

HARRY C. VORCE married, January 31, 1900, Maud Pres- 
T(jn. They have no cliddren. 

S.\RAH VORCE marrtd, about 1840, Lowell. She 

died at or near St. Louis, Mo., without issue. 

OLIVE VORCE married Griswold. Their only 

child was : 

Malvina Griswold, who married Chester Ingersoll. 
Olive Griswold died in central Illinois about 1875. No 
further particulars are known. 

ELIZA VORCE. 

ELIZA VORCE, oorn Jan. 11, 1822, married, July 4, 
1838, William Bolin, born April 14, 181 3. Their children 
were : 

Nancy Lucelia Bolin, born Oct. 24, 1841. 

Mary Jane Bolin, born June 12, 1843, at New York. 

William Oscar Bolin, born Feb. 11, 1846, at . 

Squire Lewis Bolin, born Oct. 27, 1848, at . 

Cardon a. Bolin, bom Oct. 25, 1850; died Feb. 11, 1869. 

Polly Melvina Bolin, born Nov. 11, 1852, at . 

William G. Bolin, born June 19, 1855, at . 

William Bolin died November, 1854. 

MARY JANE BOLIN married. April 29, 1858. Dexter 
S. HoLDEN, born Oct. 16, 1835, i" Vermont. Their children 
were : 

Ida May Holden, born April 10, i860; died Feb. 7, 1863. 

Walter E. Holden, born June 23, 1862; died Sept. 15, 
1865. 

Oscar A. Holden, born April 24, 1864, at . 

Amy E. Holden, born March 8, 1866, at . 

George W. Holden, born Nov. 12, 1878, at . 



50 GENEALOGICAL RECORD OF 

WILLIAM OSCAR BOLIN was wounded at the battle of 
Kenesaw Mountain, June, 1864; died in the army unmarried. 

SQUIRE LEWIS BOLIN died December 2-j, 1891, at . 

OSCAR A. HOLDEN married, August 17, 1886, at . 

Elizabeth Mullen who was born , 18 , at . 

daughter of Mullen. Their children were : 

Mary Jane Holden, born Aug. 25, 1887, at . 

Margaret E. Holden, born July i, 1889. at . 

Gertrude Holden, born Oct. 7, 1 891, at . 

Edwin D. Holden, born Feb. 25, 1894, at . 

Maud E. Holden, born April 8, 1897, at . 



Alfred D. Holden, born Sept. 25, 1899, at . 

NANCY VORCE married, Warner. Their children 

were : 

Sarah Warner, (and others?) 

SARAH WARNER married, Lowrey. She lives 

with a daughter at Joliet, 111. No further particulars are ob- 
tainable. 



THE VORCE FAMILY 51 



ALLEN VORCE. 



ALLEN \'ORCE was born in March, 1782, in Dutchess 
county, N. Y. He married about 1803, at or near Scipio, 
Cayuga county, N. Y., Lois Dunning [born in 1799, daughter 
of Benjamin Dunning, of Warren, Conn.]. He moved to Milo, 
N. Y., in 181 8, before the organization of the township, and at 
the organization was elected a commissioner of schools and 
commissioner of highways. Most of his life was passed in 
central New York, and the later years of it in Penn Yan. Yates 
county, where he was for many years a judge of the county 
court. In "Cleveland"? History of Yates County." extensive 
mention of his family is made. Eight children were born to 
Allen and Lois Vorce, viz : 

Periander Yorce, born Jan. 26. 1805, at Scipio, N. Y. 

John Van Renssalaer Vorce, born May 11, 1806, at 
Scipio. 

Nelson Vorce,, born —, 1808, at Scipio. 

Almira Vorce, born , 1810. at Scipio; died July 

II, 1820, at Penn Yan. 

Elizabeth Vorce,, born Sept. 20, 1812, at Scipio. 

VoLNEY Vorce and Adeline Vorce, twins, born May 15, 
1815, at Scipio. 

Clarissa Vorce, born July 11, 1820, at Penn Yan; died 
May 12, 1866, at Clifton Springs, unm. 
Allen Vorce died December 19, 1833. at Penn Yan. 
Lois D. Vorce died November 10, 1833, at Penn Yan. 



PERIANDER VORCE. 

PERL\NDER VORCE married, January 6, 1831, at 
Gorham, N. Y., Latia Pratt. Their children were : 

Julia Vorce, born Feb. 18, 1832, at Penn Yan. 

Allen D. Vorce, born June 26, 1836, at Penn Yan. 

William Stewart Vorce, born Oct. 28, 1838, at Penn 
Yan. 
Periander Vorce, died August 24, 1851, at Penn Yan. 

Latia Pratt Vorce, died , at Penn Yan. 

JULIA VORCE married, , at Penn Yan. Dr. Frank- 
lin B. SeelyE. Their children were : 



52 GENEALOGICAL RECORD OF 

Florence Seymour Seelye, born May 20, 1855, at Rush- 

ville. 
William Allen Seelye, born Aug. 16, 1861, at Rush- 

ville ; died unmarried July 9, 1889, at New York. 

ALLEN D. VORCE married Catherine D. Williams, of 
Farmington, Conn. Their children were : 

Amy Clare Vorce, born Oct. 14, 1864. at Farmington. 
Clarence B. Vorce, born June 23, 1866, at Brooklyn, 

New York. 
Walter Herbert Vorce, born Oct. 2, 1 871, at Farming - 

ton. 
Jennette Cowles Vorce, born Oct. 29, 1877, at Farm- 
ington. 

WILLIAM STEWART VORCE married Mary . 

Their children were : 

Albert Edward Vorce, born , at , died 

some years ago. 

Fanny Josephine Vorce. born , at . 

William Stewart Vorce died October 21, 1898, at Hartford, 
Conn. 

FLORENCE S. SEELYE married. June 7. 1876. at Rush- 
ville, N. Y., W. W. Payne. Their children were: 

Maude Vorce Payne, born , at — ■■ . 

Payne, born , at . 

CLARENCE B. VORCE married at New Haven, Conn., 
Virginia Osborn. Their only child was, 

Virginia Vorce, bom Dec. 2, 1894, at Stamford. Ccnn. 

JOHN VAN RENSSALAER VORCE. 

JOHN VAN RENSSALAER VORCE, married in 1827, 
at Penn Yan, Betsey Sherman, born January 8, 1806. Their 
children were : 

Henry Vorce, born in Yates county, in 1828; died un- 
married in 1847. 

Almira Vorce, born . 1830. at Penn Yan. 

Aaron Vorce. bom . 1830. at Penn Yan; went to 

California in 1849. 
John Van Renssalaer Vorce died May 22. 1832, at Penn Yan. 
Betsey Sherman Vorce died November 2, 1842^ at Penn Yan. 




ALLEN D. VORCE. 



THE VORCE FAMILY 53 

ALMIRA VORCE married in 1846, at Penn Yan, Andrew J. 
Prosser, born April 11, 1824, at Dresden, N. Y. Their chil- 
dren were : 

WiEEiAM Henry Prosser, born Aug. 11, 1848, at Dres- 
den; died unmarried, Sept. 21, 1868, (Dec. 5, 
1869?) at Janesville, Iowa. 
Mary Elizabeth Prosser, born Nov. 4 (July 28), 1850, 

at Dresden. 
Ezra Vorce Prosser, born March 21, 1854 (May 7, 

1855), at Dresden, (Lodi?), N. Y. 
Lewis Ellsworth Prosser, born May 11 (June 2), 1862, 

at Geneva, (Ovid?), N. Y. 
Ida E. Prosser, born June 21, 1864, at Geneva, (Ovid?) ; 

died unmarried, December 31, 1889, at Chicago. 
Frank Leslie Prosser, born Dec. 31, 1868, at Janesville. 
Almira Vorce Prosser, died Aug. 26, 1872, (Aug. 6, 1873) at 
Janesville. 
Andrew J. Prosser, died June 6, 1899, at same place. 

MARY ELIZABETH PROSSER married, November 4, 
1872, at Janesville, George Van Sickle, born at Fayette 
county, N. Y., in 1847. Their children were: 

Elmer Ellsworth Van Sickle, born March 15, 1874, at 

Varick, Sene':a county, N. Y. 
Mabel Viola Van Sickle, born Oct. 25, 1881 ; died Oct. 

8, 1882, at Chicago, 111. 
Florence Pearl Van Sickle, born Sept. 19, 1896. at 
Chicago. 
Mary E. Prosser Van Sickle, died Nov. 22, 1891, in Chicago. 

EZRA VORCE PROSSER married. March 6, 1890, at 
Chicago, 111., Mary E. Bronson. born Jan. 21. i860, at Buffalo, 
N. Y. Their children were : 

Edna Elizabeth Prosser, born . 

Ida Marie Prosser, born . 

LEWIS ELLSWORTH PROSSER married, December 20, 
1883, at Janesville, Sarah Healy, born 1858, at Janesville, 
Their children were : 

Earl Elmer Prosser, born Dec. 23, 1884, at Janesville. 
Clarence Ernest Prosser, born Oct. 5, 1886, at Janes- 
ville. 
Jessie Magdalene Prosser, born April 26, 1891, at 
Janesville. 



64 GENEALOGICAL RECORD OF 

FRANK LESLIE PROSSER married, Nov. 7, 1894, at Janes- 
ville, Bertha McMurray, born 1873, at Janesville. They 
had no children. 

ELMER VAN SICKLE married, June 21, 1899, at Wauke- 
gan, 111., Georgia A. Harris. They have no children. 



NELSON VORCE. 

NELSON VORCE married, at Penn Yan, Mary Drew, 
Their children were: 

Adaline Vorce, born in 1837; died March 7, 1859. 

William Vorce, born . 

Sarah Vorce, born . 

John Vorce, born . 

Henry Vorce. born . 



Charles Vorce, born . 

Nelson Vorce, died (after 1865), at Tecumseh. Mich. 
Mary Drew Vorce, died at same place ( ?). 
JOHN VORCE graduated from Columbia College, circ. 1872. 
No further record of Nelson \"orce's family. 



ELIZABETH VORCE. 

ELIZABETH VORCE married, June 14. 1832, at Milo, 
Morris Clark, born October 12, 1803, at Seneca, N. Y. 
Their children were : 

Cornelia Clark, born Aug. 30, 1833, at Phelps, N. Y. 

Julia A. Clark, born May 4, 1835, at Phelps. 

Rosaline Dunning Clark, born May 10, 1837, at 
Phelps. 

Victoria Clark, born Jan. 4. 1839, at Phelps. 

Cecilia Clark, born Jan. 5, 1814, at Phelps. 

Clarissa Clark, born May 7, 1843, at Phelps. 

Belinda Clark, born Aug. 10, 1845, at Phelps. 

Elizabeth M. Clark, born April 8, 1849, ^t Phelps. 
Morris Clark, died Oct. 15, 1852, at Phelps. 
Elizabeth Vorce Clark, died Sept. 10 1854. at Phelps. 

CORNELIA CLARK, married June 2. 1858. at Geneva, N 
Y., C. Whitney Williams. Their only child was: 

Charles Erastus Williams, born May 8. 1859, ^^ 
Geneva, N. Y. 



THE VORCE FAMILY 55 

Cornelia Clark Williams, died Jan. 16, 1864, at Seneca, N. Y. 
Charles Erastus Williams, died Jan. 17, 1880, at Seneca, N. Y. 

JULIA A. CLARK married, Oct. 20, 1854, at Clifton Springs, 
Jerome H. Danielson [born Jan. 8, 1834, at Brooklyn, N. 
N., son of Ashley Gaylord Danielson]. Their children were: 
Catherine E. Danielson, born Sept. 5, 1855, ^t New- 
ark, N. Y. 
Caroline C. Danielson, born Aug. 31, 1858, at Clifton 

Springs. 
Mary V'orce Danielson, born Sept. 22, i860, at Clifton 

Springs. 
Mabel G. Danielson, born Sept. 24, 1868, at Walnut, 
111. 

ROSALINE D. CLARK married, June 8, 1863, at Clifton 
Springs, John Jarvis Ketchum. Their only child was: 

Anna Louise Ketchum, born Feb. 12, 1871, at Clifton 
Springs. 

VICTORIA CLARK married. October , i860, Robert 

F. Miller. Their only child was: 

Dora F. Miller, born , 1862, at . 

Victoria C. Miller, died Jan. 9, 1900, at Elsie. Mich. 

CECILIA CLARK married, , i860, at Waterloo, N. Y.. 

Ensign Johnson, born at Waterloo, N. Y. Their only child 
was: 

Alta M. Johnson, born , 1872, at Galion, Ohio. 

Cecilia Johnson, died March 7, 1883, at Galion, Ohio. 

CLARISSA CLARK married, , 1868, at , Mich. 

Samuel B. Rowley. Their children were: 

ZoRAH Rowley, born Sept. 4, 1870; died April 12, 1887, 

in Michigan. 
William Theodore Rowley, born Dec. 31, 1871, in 

Michigan. 
Arthur FinlEy Rowley, born Jan. 26, 1874, in Michi- 
gan. 

BELINDA CLARK married. October 13. 1864, at White 
Rock, 111., Abraham F. Bullis [born in 1833 in New York, 
son of Charles Bullis]. Their children were: 

Estella Bullis. born Sept. 27,, 1865, at White Rock, 111. 

Charles Maurice Bullis, born Sept. 22, 1869, at White 
Rock. 



56 GENEALOGICAL RECORD OF 

Clarence Wilfred Bullis, born July 19, 1871, at White 

Rock. 
Edith Maud Bullis. bom Feb. 19, 1877, at White Rock. 

ELIZABETH M. CLx\RK married. August 17, 1871, at 
Waterloo, N. Y., John C. Harris. Their children were: 

Caroline Lydia Harris, born July 8, 1873, at Chicago. 

Edna Cecilia Harris, born June 17, 1878. at Chicago. 
Elizabeth Clark Harris died, November 15, 1887, at Turnpike. 
N. C. ; John C. Harris, died, August 21, 1900, at Elgin, 111. 

CATHERINE E. DANIELSON married. July 10, 1875. at 
Paw Paw, 111., Albert Burrel [born March 28. 1848, son of 
Joseph Burrel]. Their children were: 

Georgia Burrel, born May 9, 1876, at Compton, 111. 

Elmer Burrel, born Oct. 14, 1877, at Compton. 

Clifford Burrel, born June 20. 1889, at Dunlap, Kans. 

Clarence H. Burrel, bom Feb. 15, 1894. at Dunlap. 

Ashley Winfield Burrel, born May 30. 1898, at 
Dunlap. 

CAROLINE C. DANIKL^sON married. October 10, 1875. at 
Rochelle, 111., Shaner. Their only child was: 

Shaner, born , at . 

Caroline C. Shaner, died September 27, 1887, at Jacksonville, 
Illinois. 

MARY VORCE DANIELSON married, September 21, 1882, 
at Rochelle, 111., Everett W. Bassett [born at Polo, 111. son 
of Stephen Bassett] . Their only child is : 

E. VoRCE Bassett, born Jan. i, 1885, at Polo, 111. 

AlABEL G. DANIELSON married. April 14. 1897, at Jack- 
sonville, 111., J. L. TiNDALE, born January 9, 1856 at Phila- 
delphia. Their children were : 

Tindale, bom , at . 

Tindale. born , at . 

ESTELLA BULLIS married, July 7. 1897. at Englewood. 

111., Andrew M. Hunter, born , at , son of 

Hunter. Thei'" children were : 

Hunter, born , at . 



THE VORCE FAMILY 57 



VOLNEY A ORCE. 

VOLNEY VORCE married, first, November 28. 1839, at 
Perm Yan, Polly Helen Drew [born November 23, 1820; 
died January 24, 1845]. Iheir only child was: 

Mary Frances Vorce, born Nov. 10, 1840; died Nov. 17, 
1865. 
Volney Vorce married, second, November 27, 1846, Sarah 
Burt [born May 2}^, 1823; died April 29, 1850]. Their only 
child was : 

Henry Vorce, born Sept. 4, 1847. at Penn Yan. 
Volney Vorce married, ihird. March 11. 1852, Janet Dunn, 
born Oct. 16, 1817; died Nov. 23. 1899. Their only child was: 

Lois J. Vorce, born March 13. 1854. 
Volney \'orce died September 19. 1893. at Candor, N. Y. 

MARY FRANCES \ORCE married, in 1863, Ellsworth 
Brewster. Their only child was : 

Edwin Brewster, born (date unknown). 

HENRY VORCE married, December 26, 1871, Loretta 
Galpin. Their only child was: 

Vorce, born (date unknown). 

LOIS J. \'ORCE married. June 7, 1879, William H. Taylor. 
No further particulars are knov.'n. 



ADELINE VORCE. 

ADELINE VORCE married. May 19. 1842. at Penn 
Yan. Samuel Van Court Miller [born February 8, 1814, 
at Warren, New Jersey, son of Samuel \"an Court Miller, 
who came from New Jersey to Milo in 1822]. He became in- 
fluential in state politics and held the office of Supervisor, etc ; 
and was among the first Republican supervisors elected in 
1856. He was the first school superintendent of Milo, and 
was identified with the early school history of the county and 
a very successful teacher. Was instrumental in collecting 
material for the history of Yates county. Most of his life 
since 1845 has been spent on farms in Barrington and Milo. 
Until a few years ago he was actively engaged in business. 
Their children were : 



58 GENEALOGICAL RECORD OF 

Gertrude Miller, born May 12, 1843, at Penn Yan. 

Lois Dunning MileKk, born May 8, 1845, at Penn Yan. 

Frank W. Miller, born Feb. 18, 1847, at Penn Yan. 

Esther Cutter Miller, born Aug. 11, 1850, at Har- 
rington. 

Ella Miller, born Jan. 5, 1853, at Barrington. 

Addie Miller, born June 10. 1856, at Barrington: died 
June 7, 1872, at Penn Yan; unmarried. 
Adeline Vorce Miller died March 15, 1861, at Barrington. 

LOIS DUNNING MILLER married. December 1865, at 
Penn Yan, Charles P. Bishop, born September 5, 1841, at 
Barrington. Their only child was : 

Frank H. Bishop, bom March 3. 1869; died Feb. 12, 

1873. 
Charles P. Bishop, die I February 15, 1870, at Dundee. 

FRANK W. MILLER married, June 18. 1879, Clara Pier- 
son, born , 18 — ^ at Lambertville, N. J. Their only 

child was : 

Gertrude P. Miller, born , 18 — ■, at Whippany, 

New Jersey. 

ESTHER CUTTER MILLER married, Nov. 20, 1873. at 
Penn Yan, Rowland J. Gardner (2nd), born Nov. 17, 1850, 
at Milo. Thev had no children. 



THE VORCE FAMILY 59 



BENJAMIN VORCE. 

BENJAMIN VORCE, or FORCE, was born probably 
about 1695 or 1698, and probably in the eastern part of the 
colonies, perhaps in Massachusetts, but nothing definite is 
known on these points. He married (about 1720 or 1725?) 
Mercy King. The date or place of her birth is not known, 
nor her parents' names ; but she was a niece of Esek King, of 
Rhode Island. 

Benjamin Vorce was living in Dutchess county, N. Y., 
"i I775> as his name appears signed to the petition of that date 
signed by the settlers in Dutchess county, pledging themselves 
to uphold the colony in its resistance to the arbitrary course of 
the English authorities. Whether Benjamin and Mercy Vorce 
had other children is not known, but they probably had, as 
there was a Thomas Vorce living in that county about that 
period, which name is not found in the list of descendants of 
the other Vorce families of that county. The only child of 
Benjamin and Mercy V^orce of whom the author has obtained 
any information was : 



SOLOMON VORCE. 

SOLOMON VORCE was born in 1728, probably in 
Dutchess county, but the exact locality is not known. He 
married, about 1767, Elizabeth Sheldon, of whom no more 
is known. In 1775 Solomon Vorce was a farmer living in 
Beekman Precinct in what is now Dutchess county, N. Y. 
His name appears as Solomon Force on the before merjtioned 
petition signed by the st-ttlers. The children of Solomon and 
Elizabeth Vorce were: 

RosANNA James Vorce, born July 7, 1769; probably died 
unmarried. 

Joseph Vorce, born Jan. 22,, 1774, at Beekmantown. 

Daniel Vorce, born June 24, 1776, at Beekmantown. 

Mary Vorce. born Aug. 25, 1777, at Beekmantown. 

Freeman Vorce, i^crn Dec. 16, 1778, at Beekmantown. 

William Vorce, born Oct. 18, 1779, at Beekmantown. 

Abel Vorce, born Nov. 11, 1782, at Beekmantown. 
Solomon Vorce died CJctober 29, 1795. in Dutchess county; 
Elizabeth S. Vorce died later at same place (?). 



60 GENEALOGICAL RECORD OF 



JOSEPH VORCE. 



JOSEPH VORCE, the eldest son of Solomon Vorce, 
married, but his wife's name is not known, nor date of mar- 
riage. Their children were: 

Alva Vorce. 

Henry Vorce. 
Joseph Vorce and his wife died, date unknown, in central 
New York. 

DANIEL VORCE. 

DANIEL \'ORCE married, about 1797. Prisciela 
Thompson. Their children were: 

Betsey Vorce, born June 23, 1798; died unmarried. 

Maria Vorce, born Feb. 4, 1800. at . 

Harris Vorce. born Feb. 15, 1802, at . 



Sheldon Vorce. bom March 11, 1804, at . 

Mary Elizabeth V^orce, born Sept. 24, 1816, at . 

Daniel Vorce and his wife Priscilla, died in New York state. 

MARIA VORCE. daughter of Daniel Vorce, married. 

(date unknown,) Taylor. Their children's names 

are not known. Maria Vorce Taylor died September 10. 
1831. 

HARRIS VORCE married, first, at Dover, N. Y., (about 
1829) Fannie Spaldinc;. born September 14, 1803, at Dover. 
They had no children. 

Fannie Spalding Vorce died July 29, 1839, ^^ Conquest, N. Y. 
Harris Vorce, married, second, in 1841, Minerva Johnson. 
half sister of his first v/ife. Their children were : 

Fannie Eliza Vorce. born June 3, 1842, at Conquest. 

Mary Elizabeth Vorce, born Nov. i, 1846. at Conquest. 

George Eugene Vorce, born Dec. 23, 1855, at Conquest. 
Harris Vorce and Minerva, his wife, died at Conquest ( ?). 

SHELDON VORCE married Rhoda Baldwin. Their 
children were : 

Sevilla Vorce. born , 'ives at Ness City, Kan.* 

Lewis Vorce, born — ; died Oct. 21. 1859. un- 
married. 

Elinina Vorce. born ; died Sept. 13. 1838, un- 
married. 



THE VORCE FAMILY 61 

Priscilla Vorce. born ; died Aug. 16, 1841, un- 
married. 

George Vorce, born ; died March 15, 1847, """ 

married. 

Madison Vorce. born . lives at Mentz, N. Y.* 

Thomas Vorce, born , lives at Mentz.* 

Sheldon Vorce and Rhoda, his wife, died in New York- 
state ( ?). 

MARY ELIZAB;:^TH vorce. daughter of Daniel 

Vorce. married, (about 1836) Ross. Their children 

were : 

DaisTiel Ross, born l-eb. 2, 1838; died unmarried in 1862, 
in New York. 

Gager D. Ross, born . 1840 ( ?) ; died unmarried 

in 1863 (?) ii Michigan. 
Mary E. Vorce Ross died (date unknown), in Mich. 

FANNIE ELIZA VORCE married. December 18, 1861. at 
Throop, Cayuga county, N. Y., Henry Riker. born August 15, 
1839, at Cato, Cayuga county, N. Y. Their only child was : 
Clarrie Bell Riker, born November 8, 1862, at Throop, 
Cayuga county. 

MARY ELIZABETH VORCE. daughter of Harris Vorce. 
married. February 10. 1870. at Throop, N. Y., James Walker 
[son of Cortland and Mary Ann Hillard Walker, of Conquest]. 
They had one child. 

Frederick Vorce Walker, born August 6, 1875, at 

GEORGE EUGENE VORCE *married at Conquest, Cayuga 
county, N. Y., Rosa Hadden. Their children were: 

Fannie May Vorce, born , at 

Grace Vorce, born , at 

Harris Vorce, born , at 

Nettie Vorce, born , at 

CLARRIE BELL RIKER married, at Reeds Corners, Novem- 
ber 30, 1888, William Megaffee, of Reeds Corners, N. Y. 
[son of Stephen and Harriet Megaffee]. They had one child: 
Elm A Leontine Megaffee, born July 8. 1891. at Reeds 
Corners. 

FREDERICK VORCE WALKER married. January 12. 
1898. Gertrude Wright [daughter of Elmer and Jennette 
Morrison Wright]. Their children ?.re:* 



*>2 GENEALOGICAL RECORD OF 



3IARY VOKC'E. 

MARY VORCE married, in Dutchess county, 

Buck. Their children's names are not known. Mary Vorce 
Buck died in Dutchess county. 



FREEMAN VOKC'E. 

FREEMAN VORCE was born in the town of Beekman. 
Dutchess county, N. Y.. December 16. 1778, (1777). He 
married, at Beekmantov.n, March 11. 1798, Lois Irish, who 
was born in Beekman, March 13. 1782 [daughter of Jedediah 
Irish and Mary King]. They hved at Beekmantown until the 
early years of the century, when they removed to Kingsbury, 
Washington county, N. Y. He was a farmer. Their children 
were : 

HiR.\M King Vorce. born May 22, 1799. at Beekmantown. 

Sarah Vorce, born Aug. 18, 1800, at Beekmantown. 

Lewis B. Vorce. 1 orn June 28. 1805, at Kingsburv. N. Y. 

Elizabeth Vorce. born Dec. 29, 1807, at Kingsbury. 

Thankful Vorce, born Nov. 2. 181 r, at Kingsbury. 

John W. Vorce. born June 19, 181 3. at Kingsbury' 

Mercy Jane Vorce. born Sept. 24, 1816, at Kingsburv. 

Freeman Vorce, Jr., born Aug. 23. 1818, at Kingsbury. 
Freeman Vorce died at Kingsbury ( ?) : Lois Irish Vorce died 
at same place. 

HIRAM KING VORCE married at Kingsbury. Nancy 
Sheldon. They had no children. Hiram K. Vorce died at 
Theresa, Wis., March 2-. i860. 

SARAH VORCE. eldest daughter of Freeman \^orce, 
married, September i, 1833, Nathaxial Hathaway. Their 
children were : 

Thomas Hathaway.* 

Hannah Hathaway. 

Frances Hathaw.ay. 
Sarah Vorce Hathaway died May 19, 1874. at Warrensburgh, 
New York. 



( 




LEWIS B. VORCE. 



THE VORCE FAMILY 63 

'LEWIS R. \'()R(,'K married, first. October 20, iS.^2. a^ 
Fort Ann, X. V., Jank Ann Corp.in [born August 2, 1808, 
at Fort Ann, daughter of John Corbin]. Their children 
w ere : 

Mary Moore Vorce. born Aug., 1832, at Fort Ann. 

John Corbin Yorce, born June 20, 1835, at Fort Ann. 
Jane Corbin Vorce died September 27, 1835, at Fort Ann. 
Lewis B. \'orce married, second, about 1838, at Shelburne, 
Mass. ( ?), Aethea A. Nims. Their children were: 

JuBA Howe Vorce. born March 20, 1843, at Crown Point. 
New York. 

Charles \^>rce, I» -rn 1845. at Crown Point. 
Three other children all died in infancy. 

Althea N. \'orce died before 1896. at Shelburne, Mass.; Lewis 
B. Yorce died February 8, i8q6, at Enfield, Mass. 

I\LARY MOC3RE YCmCE married, at Crown Point, Jasper 
Benjamin. They had two children, both of whom died in 
infancy. Mary W Benjamin died February 26, 1898. 
JOHN CORBIX \'ORCE was adopted at the age of nine years 
by Joseph Sunderlin, of Fort Ann, N. Y., and took the family 
name of his adopted father. He was educated for the ministry, 
ordained at Plattsburg. X. Y.. and held pastorates at Kingsbury 
and Schroon Lake, N. Y., and Arlington, Vt. He married, 
August 19. 1855. at Pittstown. N. Y.. Harriet A. Penney 
I born April 23. 1832, at Pittstown (died June 14, 1899), 
daughter of Edward Penney] . Their children were: 

Joseph L. B. Sunderlin, born November 15, 1857, at 
Fort Ann. 

Mary J. Sunderlin, born January 18, i860, at Granville, 
New York. 

Harriet A. Sunderlin, born J.^nuary 28, 1862. at Pitts- 
town. 

Anna V. Sunderlin, born May 30, 1865, at Fort Ann. 

John E. Sunderlin, born June 6, 1873, at Fort Edward. 
JUBA HOWE VORCE graduated from Middlebury College 
and from Yale Divinity School; married October 5, 1870, at 

Roxbury, Josephine Marinda SanEord [born , 18 — , 

at . daughter of Stephen Sanford and Eunice Marinda 

Hurd]. The pastorates of Rev. J. H. Vorce were So. Meriden, 
Essex, Derby and Kent, Conn., and Enfield, Mass. He died 
universally lamented at Wethersfield, Conn., February 20, 1896. 
They had no children. 



i 



64 GENEALOGICAL RECORD OF 

CHARLES VORCE married, October . 1868, at New 

York ( ?), Jennie Dean, of New York. He practiced law at 
Port Henry, N. Y. ; died at Crown Point. June 29. 1871. Their 
only child was : 

Lilian Vorce. born , 1870, at Port Henry (?). 

She married, but no further particulars have been obtained. 

JOSEPH L. B. SUNDERLLN married Hattie M. Stanley. 
They have one son. 

Ethelbert Sunderlin, 

JOHN E. L. SUNDERLIN married, June . 1895, Caro- 
line Wyhuskey [daughter of Edward Wyhuskey]. They 
had two daughters : 

Mary Ethel and Harriet Ann. 
Harriet Ann Sunderlin died in 1900. 

ELIZABETH VORCE married, October 12, 1823. at Queens- 
bury, N. Y., John Jenkins [born in 1790 (?), son of John 
Jenkins]. Their children were: 

Cynthia Jenkins, born Sept. 7. 1824. at Queensburv, 1 

New York. , - ■ \ 

Sarah Jenkins, born April 15, 1827. at Oueensbury. 

Lois Ann Jenkins, born July 12, 1830, at Oueensbury. 
John Jenkins died September 10. 1831. at Queensburv, N. Y. : 
Elizabeth V. Jenkins died March i, 1888. a7 Sandy Hill. N. Y. 

CYNTHIA JENKINS married, April 5. 1848, at Sandy Hill, 
N. Y., James B. Stewart [born March 30. 1822, at Kingsbury, 
N. Y., son of Levi Stewart]. Their children were: 

Calvin M. Stewart, born January 26, 1852, at Kings- 
bury, N. Y.* 
Franklin E. Stewart, born Januarv 9, i860, at Kings- 
bury, N. Y. 
James B. Stewart died April 12. 1896. 

SARAH JENKINS married. December . 1846, at Kings- 
bury, N. Y., Arteml's Ellsworth. No record of their chil- 
dren, if any. 
Sarah Jenkins Ellsworth died April 19, 1874. 

THANKFUL VORCE married, January i, 1831, (Jan- 
uary 5, 1832 ?), Re\'. Oliver E. Spicer [born August 6, 1809, 



THE VORCE FAMILY 65 

at Nassau, X. Y., son of Jacob and Anna Spicer]. Their chil- 
dren were : 

Jay Si'icKR, born (3ct. 4, 1834, at Queensbury, N. Y. 

CvKUS Spicer, boin May i, 1837, at Schroon, Essex 
county, N. Y. 
Thankful Spicer died August 18, 1884, at Cedar Falls, Iowa; 
Oliver E. Spicer died September 25, 1894, at Cedar Falls. 

JAY SPICER married, October 11. 1855, at Williston, Vt., 
Castixe E. Stuart [born December 28, 1835, at Burlington. 
Vt., daughter of Eleason Stuart]. Their children were: 

Lii.LiAX Spicer, born March 9, 1857, at Harvard. (Mar- 
engo) Illinois. 
Flora Spicer, born Dec. 5, 1858, at Parkersburg, Iowa. 
JanETTE Spicer, born Feb. 5, 1861. at Parkersburg. 
Thaddeus Stuart Spicer, born Sept. 15, 1863, at Park- 
ersburg. 
Camilla Eunice Spicer, born March 14, 1867, at Park- 
ersburg. 
WiLMOT Jay Spicep, born July 26, 1875, at Parkersburg. 

CYRUS SPICER married, October 17, 1861, at Fairfield 
Twp., Grundy county, Iowa, Lois A. Dunham [born Novem- 
ber 6, 1838, at Pownal, \^t., daughter of Eber and Lucy Dun- 
ham]. Their children were: 

Heman Jewett Spicer, born Oct. 8, 1862, at Fairfield, 

Iowa; died Dec. 26, 1864, at Parkersburg, Iowa. 
Orville Williams Spicer, born Dec. 9, 1863 ; died June 

13, 1866, at Parkersburg. 
Alice May Spicer, born April 16, 1871, at Parkersburg. 
Lucy Elizabeth Spicer, born May 26, 1874, at Parkers- 
burg. 
Charlotte Allene Spicer, born May 30, 1876, at Park- 
ersburg. 
Ruth Tryelma Spicer, born Jan. 30, 1880, at Cedar 
Falls, Iowa. 

LILLIAN SPICER married, January i. 1883, at Parkers- 
burg, Iowa, Albert Mundinger, born October 18, 1855, in 
Dubuque county, Iowa. Their children were : 

Frederick Mundixger, born Feb. 15. 1884, at Parkers- 
burg. 

LazETTE Mundinger, born Sept. i," 1885, at Parkersburg- 



66 GENEALOGICAL RECORD OF 

Phoebe C. Mundincer. born Aug. 2. 1894, at Deer 

Lodge, Mont. 
Howard C. Mundinoer, born June 2"/, 1896, at Deer 

Lodge. 
FLORA SPICER n^-irried. February 3, 1878, Samuel J. 
Conn. Their children were: 

Cevde B. Conn, born May 7. 1879, at . 

KiTTiE (Catherine?) C. Conn, born Sept. 20. 1880, 

at . 

Ray p. Conn, born March 21, 1882. at 



Grace P. Conn, born Dec. 25. 1883. at — 
Ernest J. Conn, born Aug. 26. 1885. at 
Laura L. Conn, born June 4, 1894, at 



JANETTE SPICER married April 4, 1880, at Waverly, Iowa. 
B. F. Willis, born April 4, 1858. at Franklin county, Iowa. 
Their children were : 

Earl Clifton W'tLLis, born May 13. 1881. in Bremer 

county, Iowa. 
Leo Willis, born Sept. 2. 1882; died Dec. 8, 1882, in 

Bremer county. 
Catherine Elail Whjjs, born March 20, 1884, in 

Bremer county. 
Arthur Jay Willis, born May 14. 1887, in Bremer 

county. 
Ethel Leota Willis, born Oct. 14. 1889. in Butler 
county, Iowa. 
CAMILLA EUNICE SPICER married. August 9, 1893. at 
Burlington. Vt., Eugene Smith, born July 29. 1858. at Post- 
ville, Iowa. Their children were: 

Raymond Smith, born Dec. 4. 1894. at Bryant. S. D. 
Leta Smith, born Aug. 2, 1896. at Bryant. 
Burton Smith, born Jan. 6, 1900. at Bryant. 

JOHN W. VORCE married October 27, 1836, Amy Clem- 
ents Their children were: 

George Clements Vorce. born September 7. 1837. at* 
Theodosia Caroline Vorce, born July 25. 1842. at 
Freeman King Vorce. born August 25. 1848, at* 
Sarah Jane Vorce. born September 25 1849, at 
William Elmer Vorce, born July 15, 1857. at''= 

John W. Vorce died September 21. 1885. at ? Amy 

C. Vorce died November 20. 1887. at (?) No 

further record obtained of this family. 







FREEMAN VORCE. 



THE VORCE FAMILY 67 

MERCY JANE VORCE married Ananias Williams. 
Their children were : 

Sabina Williams, born 18 , died 18 , at 

Celestia Williams, born , at 

I\Iercy Jane WilHams died February i, 1870, at Glens Falls, 
N. Y. Ananias Williams died. No further record obtained. 

FREEMAN VORCE, JR., married at Sandy Hill. Wash- 
ington county, N. Y., June 22, 1847, Amanda M. Howland, 
[born September 7, 1815, at Galway, Saratoga Co., N. Y., 
daughter of Stephen Flowland and Susan McOmber]. Their 
children were : 

James Sumner Vorce, born October 4, 1849, at Fort x\nn. 

Susan Jane Vorce, born December 23, 185 1, at Fort 
Ann, (unm.). 

Amanda Howland Vorce died at . Freeman Vorce 

lives at Bath Beach, Long Island. 

JAMES SUMNER VORCE married, first, June 27, 1867, 
Emma A. Burton. Their children were: 

Mary Sophia Vorce, born July 20, 1868, at Sandy Hill. 

Sarah Louisa Vorce, born February 17, 1870, at Sandy 
Hill. 

Burton \^orce, born April 22,, 1872, at Sandy Hill. 

Emma Burton \' orce died , at Sandy Hill. 

James S. Vorce married, second, , at ■ , born 

, at (?)■* Their children were: 

Arthur Howland Vorce, born December 31, 1893, at 
Amsterdam, N. Y. 

In A Bell Vorce, born April 16, 1896, at Bath Beach, L. I- 

BURTON VORCE married, June 12, 1895, at Troy, New 
York, Nettie G. Harris. Their children were : 

Harold Vorce, born August 8, 1896, at Sandy Hill. 

Gladys Vorce, born October 19, 1897, at Sandy Hill. 

WILLIAM VORCE married and probably died in 
Dutchess county. No particulars of his wife or children have 
been obtained. 

ABEL \'ORCE married, and lived and died at Black 
Rock, N. Y. His wife's name is not known ; they had children 
l)ut their names have not been ascertained. 



68 GENEALOGICAL RECORD OF 



SYLVESTER VOROE. 

SYLVESTER VORCE lived in Dutchess county during 
the latter part of the eighteenth century and the early part of 
the nineteenth. The date or place of his birth is not known, 
but he must have been born as early as the opening of the 
Revolutionary War. as he married before 1798. He married 
Eleanor Baker, who was born at Bakers Island, in the 
Susquehannah river, but the date of their marriage is not 
known, nor the names of the parents of either. Their children, 
all born in Dutchess county, were.: 

Henry Vorce. date of birth unknown. 

Alanson Vorce, born April 27. 1798 (1799?). 

Solomon Vorce, born in 1802. 

Archibald Vorce. born February 14. 1805. 

Arnold Vorce, date of birth not known ; died unmarried 
in Henderson, N. Y. 

Fannie Vorce, bom (date not known). 

Vorce, a sister of Fannie. 

Jarvis Vorce, born (date unknown), died unmarried. 

John Baker Vorce. born . 

Sylvester Vorce removed from Dutchess county to Henderson, 
jefiferson county, N. Y., before 1820, and died there in January, 
1847; his wife Eleanor died at the same place in the same year. 

HENRV VORCE. 

HENRY VORCE is believed to have married, but of his 
wife, his children, if he had any, and of his life, no particulars 
are known. 



THE VORCE FAMILY 69 



ALANSON VORCE. 



ALANSON VORCE married in 1820, at Henderson, 
Mary Sweet [bom August 11, 1800, in Dutchess county, 
daughter of Henry Sweet, and a descendant on her mother's 
side of the Rogers family who were among the early emigrants 
from England to the colonies]. Their children, all born at 
Henderson, were: 

Cornelia Vorce, born October 12. 1821 (1823?). 

Cornelius Vorce, born October 26, 1824 ( 1825?). 

Alberto Vorce. born November 18, 1827. 

Angelo Alanson Vorce, born July 5, 1831. 

Ann Alida Vorce, born August 26, 1835 (1834?). 

Mary Elizabeth Vorce, born April 12, 1837 (1836?). 
Alanson Vorce died June 29, 1838, at Henderson. Mary Sweet 
Vorce died November (12th) 29, 1871. at Henderson. 

CORNELIA VORCE married, January 3, 1845, at Henderson, 
Randall Whitney. (See the Genealogy of the Whitney 
family. 1878, 3 Vols.) Their children were: 

RoMEo Whitney, 

Juliet Whitney, 

Whitney (a son). 

Cornelia Vorce Whitney died January 31. 1858, in Illinois. 
No further particulars regarding her children are known. 

CORNELIUS VORCE married, November 12. 1844. at Hen- 
derson. Marie Whitney, sister of Randall. Their children, 
all born at Henderson, were : 

Herman A. Vorce, born November 14. 1645. 

Byron Juan Vorce, bom March 3, 1850. 

Ellen M. Vorce, born May 19, 1853. 

Clara Rogers Vorce, born June 11, 1857. 
Cornelius Vorce died May 23, 1877, at Henderson. 

HERMAN A. VORCE married , at Henderson, 

Addie Hicks. Their children were. 

Danford Vorce, born August 14, 1869. at Henderson. 

Gruyette a. Vorce, born August 29, 1871, at Henderson. 

Russell C. Vorce, born December i, 1873, at Henderson. 

IVYRON Jl'AN VORCE married, July 5. 1871, at Hender- 
son, Cordelia L. Howard, born . at Henderson, daugh- 
ter of Peter Howard. They had no children. 



70 GENEALOGICAL RECORD OF 

ELLEN M. VORCE married, June 17, 1872, at Henderson, 
Capt. Charles Howard [born at Henderson, son of Peter 
Howard]. Their children were two daughters and one son, all 
of whom died in childhood. 
Capt. Chas. Howard died March 8, 1899. at Henderson. 

CLARA ROGERS VORCE married, June 4, 1873, at Hender- 
son, N. Y., Capt. Clarence Norman Howard [born April 5, 
1853, at Henderson, son of Peter Howard]. Their children 
were : 

Bertha Marie Howard, born April 10, 1875, at Hender- 
son. 
Alma Berneice Howard, born Nov. 2^, 1878, at Hender- 
son. 
Ima Clare Howard and Ina jVLay Howard, twins, born 
May I, 1883, at Henderson. Ina May died May 10, 
1897. 
Earle Gordon Howard, born Nov. 19, 1889, at Hender- 
son. 

BERTHA MARIE HOWARD married, January 21, 1866, 
Edward Orson Whitney. Their children were : 

Zelma Howard Whitney, born Sept. 14, 1897. at Hen- 
derson. 

ALBERTO VORCE married, March 5, 1851, at Henderson, 
Mary Frances Segar. Their children were : 

ManlEy Vorce, born April 10, 1859; died, Sept. 17, 1863. 

Alberto Vorce, born in 1867, ?t Henderson. 

Lester Vorce, born in 1870, at Henderson. 

Jessie Vorce, born in 1863, at Cleveland, O. 
.Alberto Vorce died Alarch 3, 1899, at Frankfort, Mich., where 
l e was lighthouse keeper. 

ANGELO ALANSON vorce manied, February 9, 1859. at 
Cherry Valley, 111., Sophia M. Johnson. Their children 
wtre : 

Llewellyn Johnson Vorce, born Nov. 4, 1859, at Flora 
Center, 111. 

Jesse Hubert Vorce, born Oct. 5, 1864, at Henderson. 

Aubrey Deane Vorce, born May 3, 1870. at Henderson. 

Ernest Angelo Vorce. born April 9. 1872, at Henderson. 

LLEWELLYN JOHNSON VORCE married, May 6, 1891, 
?.t Watertown, N. Y., Anna Gertrude Longtin, born June 10. 
1870, at Henderson, N. Y. Their children were: 



THE VORCE FAMILY 71 

Nello a. C. \'orce, born Aug. 12. 1893, at Henderson, 
N. Y. 

JESSE HUBERT \'ORCE married. August 21. 1889, at 
Bethany, Mo., Zoma M. StoFFle [born September 14, 1867, 
in Vernon county, Mo., daughter of J. X. and M. E. Stoffle]. 
Their children were : 

Reginald Alanson \'orce, born June 14, 1890, at 

Martinsville, Mo. 
Melvin Stoffle Vorce, born Sept. 5, 1898, at Blackwell, 
O. T. 

AUBREY DEANE VORCE married, December 31, 1898. at 
Henderson, Edna A. Peters, born at Henderson. No children. 

ANN ALIDA \X:)RCE married, January 30, 1861, at Flora, 
111., Cyrus H. Oaks [born January 21, 1834, at Parkman, 
Maine, son of Elbridge Oaks, of Parkman]. Their children 
were : 

Alberto John Oaks, born Nov. 18, 1861, at Flora, 111. 

Earl Elbridge Oaks, born Aug. 16, 1865, at Flora, 111. 

Leon Leighton Oaks, born March 15, 1867, at Hender- 
son, N. Y. ; died March 29, 1869. 

ALBERTO JOHN OAKS married, November 13, 1889, at 
Marble Rock, Iowa, LuElla J. Stott, born March 10, 1862, at 
Harpers Ferry, Iowa. They had no children. 

EARL E. OAKS married, September 5, 1888, at Marble Rock, 
Minnie A. Cornelie, born December 28, 1865, at Leiand, 111. 
Their children were : 

Leon Cornelius Oaks, born June 23, 1890, at Marble 

Rock. 
Arthur Alanson Oaks, born Feb. 16, 1893, at Owen, 

Iowa. 
Harriet Lorena Oaks, born Aug. 28, 1895. at Owen, 
Iowa. 

MARY ELIZABETH VORCE married, September 10, 1856, 
at Beloit, Wis.. AzEL Hovey [born April 7, 1827, at Newark, 
N. Y., son of George Hovey]. Their children were: 

Winford Almer Hovey, born March 9, 1859, at Belvi- 

dere, 111. 
George Sweet Hovey, born Oct. 3, 1865, at Henderson. 

New York. 
Ford Edw^in Hovey, born Sept. 3, 1876, at Henderson, 
New York. 



72 GENEALOGICAL RECORD OF 

WINFORD A. HOVEY married, July 20, 1878, at Sacketts 
Harbor, N. Y., Martha Wattam, born in Jefferson, county, 
N. Y. No further recora. 

GEORGE S. HOVEY married, December 31, 1890, at Horton, 
Kans., Grace H. Boone, born August 7, 1867, at Cosquetton, 
la. No further record. 



SOLOMON VORCE. 

SOLOMON VORCE married, but the date of his mar- 
riage and name of his wife have not been ascertained. How 
many children he had is not known, nor any particulars as to 
his life, but he is said to have had one son : 

Stewart Vorce,* residing in Cheboygan, Mich, or She- 
boygan, Wis., of whom no more is known. 



ARCHIBALD VORCE. 

ARCHIBALD VORCE married, first, in 1846. at Hender- 
son, N. Y., Mary Ann Nutting, born (date unknown) at 
Henderson, daughter of Abel Nutting. Their children were : 

Jasper Vorce, born at Concord, Jefferson county, Wis., 
date unknown. 

A Daughter, still born. 
Mary Ann (Nutting) Vorce died, April 29, 1847, at Concord, 
Wis. 

Archibald Yorct married, second, Mrs. Hannah Burham 
(Whitney) Ingalls, born September 2, 1824, at Henderson, 
still living at Tomah. The only child of Archibald and Hannah 
\ orce was : 

Charles Archibald Vorce, born Aug. 4. 1858, at Jeffer- 
son county. Wis. 
Archibald Vorce died April 29, 1884, at Tomah. 

CHARLES ARCHIBALD VORCE married, January 29, 
1890, at Tomah, Flora Elizabeth Johnson, born July 16, 
1866, at Wankaw, Wis. Their children were: 

Vera Vorce, born Oct. i, 1890; died Oct. 10, 1890, at 

Tomah. 
Lauere Vorce, born Oct. i, 1890; died Oct. 10, 1890. at 
Tomah. 



THE VGRCE FAMILY 73 

GoLDiA EsTELLA VoRCE, born Sept. II, 1 89 1, at Tomah. 
Edmund Enos Vorce, born Dec. 31, 1893; died Jan. 29, 

1894, at Tomah. 
Norma May Vorce, born Sept. 15, 1897, at Tomah. 



FANNIE VORCE. 

FANNIE VORCE married (date and place unknown), 
Morgan Revnolos. They were Hving for some time in Oswego, 
N. Y., and removed to tlie west about 1840, but no further in- 
formation of them or of their children, if any. has been ob- 
tained. 

Of A'ORCE, the only sister of Fannie \^orce, no 

further information has been obtained. 



JOHN B. VORCE. 

JOHN B. VORCE married, in 1817, at Bangall. Dutchess 

county, N. Y., Phebe Boyce [daughter of Boyce 

and sister of David Boyce]. Their children were: 

Egbert Vorce, bom March 16. 1818. at Bangall. 

WiELiAM Henry Vorce, born Dec. 21, 1820, at 

Jane Vorce, born Oct. 21, 1822, at 

Frances Vorce, born Dec. 9, 1824. at 

Leroy Vorce, born Oct. 22, 1827, at 

Josephine Vorce, born Feb. 17, 1829, in Jefferson county, 
New York. 

Phebe Ann \'orce, born , 1832? 

Malvila Vorce, born , 1834? 

Montgomery Vorce, born Dec. 19, 1836. 
John B. Vorce, and Phebe, his wife, died in Jefferson county, 
N. Y., dates not ascertained. 

EGBERT VORCE married, February 12, 1843, at Henderson, 
Pattie (Martha?) Whitney They had two children both of 
whom died in infancy. No further particulars obtained. 

WILLIAM HENRY VORCE married, first, November 24. 
1842, at Ellisburg. N. Y.. Mary Reed [born February 8, 1824, 
at Ellisburg, daughter of Knight D. and Polly Reed of Ellis- 
burg]. Their children were: 



74 GENEALOGICAL RECORD OF 

Laura Jane; Vorce, born Feb. 21, 1845, at Ellisburg. 

Henry Lafayette Vorce, born Sept. 12, 1846; died 
April 14, 1848, at Ellisburg. 
Mary Reed Vorce died January 21, 1849, at Ellisburg. 

William Henry Vorce married. .,econd, SerEna . 

Their children were : 

Arthur Vorce, 

Egbert V^orce, 

Mary Vorce, 

Edwin Vorce. 

LAURA JANE VORCE married, January 26. 1863, at Ellis- 
burg, Henry Fobes [born April 10, 1841, at Ellisburg, son of 
Thos. and Mary Fobes]. Their children were: 

Mary Adelea Fobes, born July 23, 1864; died Dec. 15, 

1864, at Ellisburg. 

William ]\L\rshall Fobes, born May 18, 1866, at Ellis- 
burg. 

WILLIAM MARSHALL FOBES married, February 23, 
1888, at Ellisburg, Addie Zufelt [born September 23, 1870, at 
FJlisburg, daughter of Orin Zufelt]. They had no children. 

JANE VORCE married, January 2, 1844, at Ellisburg. Simon 
Nutting [son of William Nutting of Ellisburg]. Their chil- 
dren were : 

Pamelia a. Nutting, born July i. 1846; died Feb. 8. 1849, 
at Ellisburg. 

Phebe E. Nutting, born May 8. 1848, at Ellisburg. 

William S. Nutting, bom Dec. 30, 1849; died June 24, 

1865, at Ellisburg. 

WiLLARD M. Nutting, born Sept. 19, 1850; died March 
3, 185 1, at Ellisburg. 

Arcia a. Nutting, born Dec. 13, 1852, at Ellisburg. 
Jane Nutting died July 5, 1885, at Marengo, 111. Simon Nut- 
ting died April 22, 1887, at Marengo, 111. 

PHEBE E. NUTTING married, October 6, 1868, at Belvi- 
dere, 111., William M. Thompson. They had no children. 
Phebe N. Thompson died October 7. 1873, at Belvidere. William 
M. Thompson died June, 1887, at Harmony. 111. 

ARCIA A. NUTTING married, May 27^ 1869. at Belvidere, 
lu., Albert K. Moore. Thev had no children. 



THE VORCE FAMILY 75 

FRANCES VORCE married, January 7, 1847, at Henderson, 
Franki.in Hubbard, born March 20, 1826, at Ellisburg. Their 
children were : 

Ida Jane Hubbard, born Oct. 15. 1847; cli^d June 28, 
1850, at Henderson. 

Freeman Orson Hubbard, born Dec. 24, 1849. 

Viola Hubbard, born Nov. 30, 1851. 

Geo. Franklin Hubbard, born Aug. 22, 1854; died Jan. 

^7^ 1855- 
May V Hubbard, born May 31, 1857; still living. 

M Franc Hubbard, born Dec. 11, 1864; still living. 

FREEMAN ORSON HUBBARD married, March 19, 1872, 
at Bangor, Mich., E Maria Disbrow [born (date un- 
known), daughter of Llewellyn and Emma C. Disbrow of 
Bangor]. Their children were : 

Franklin Llewellyn Hubbard, born May 12, 1873; 
died Nov. 7, 1875. 

Hubbard, born July 5, 1875 ; now living. 

E Maria Hubbard died August 5, 1875, at Henderson, 

N. Y. Freeman Orson Hubbard died July 16, 1886, at Bangor, 
Mich. 

LEROY VORCE married, first. October 22, 1849, at Hender- 
son, N. Y., Caroline Nutting, bom (date unknown) at Hen- 
derson. The'ir children were : 

John B. Vorce, born Sept. 19, 1850, at Henderson. 

Harrison Vorce, born April 27, 1852, at Henderson ; died 
unm. in Mich. Killed in railway accident. 
Caroline Nutting Vorce died, (date and place unknown). 
Leroy Vorce married, second, October 21, 1859. Sarah Ful- 
ler, bom November 4. 1824. Their children, born in Jefiferson 
county, Wisconsin, were : 

Phebe Ann Vorce, born Jan. 24, i860. 

Albert Egbert Vorce, born Aug. 28, 1862. 

Willis Leroy Vorce, born Jan. 7, 1866; died October 5, 
1866. 
Leroy Vorce died in Wisconsin ( ?). 

JOHN B. vorce, eldest son of Leroy Vorce, married (date 
unknown), Etta Miller Their children were: 

Vera Vorce, born , at 

Herbert Vorce, born . at 

Beulah Vorce, born . at 



76 GENEALOGICAL RECORD OF 

PHEBE ANN VORCE, only daughter of Leroy Vorce, mar- 
ried (date unknown) Andrew Fuller. No further record. 

ALBERT EGBERT VORCE married, July 2, 1885, Helen 
Barnett [born in 1866, in Waupaca county, Wis., daughter 
of Charles Henry Barnett]. Their children were: 
Vellah May Vorce, born Sept. 8, 1888. at 
Mabel Arsema \ orce, born May 28, 1889, at 
Letta Hilda Vorce, born Nov. 30, 1896, at 

JOSEPHINE VORCE married, February 13, 1845. at Ellis- 
burg, N. Y., William Challans fborn March 25, 1823, at 
Ellisburg, son of James Challans, of England]. Their children 
were: 

Clark B. Challans, born May 15, 1846, at Ellisburg. 
Anna Challans, born June 12, 1848; died March 4, 1849, 

at Ellisburg. 
William Challans, born Jan. 26, 185 1, at Ellisburg. 
. Isaac Challans, born May 2}^, 1853; died Sept. 7, (14?) 
i860, at Ellisburg. 
Laura Challans, born July 26, 1855, at North Adams, 

New York. 
Julia Challans, born Dec. 5, 1857, at Ellisburg, New 

York. 
Jane Challans, born Feb. 5, i860, at Henderson, New 

York. 
Herbert Walter Challans, born July 2^, 1862, at Hen- 
derson, N. Y. 
Clarence Challans, born Nov. 3, 1868, at Bangor, 
Michigan. 
William Challans died December 2}^, 1888, at Bangor, Mich. 

CLARK B. CHALLANS married. November 15, 1877, at 
Henderson, N. Y., Lilian Walker [born July 11, 1856, at 
Plymouth, Wis., daughter of William Walker, of Henderson]. 
Their children were : 

Myrtle Josephine Challans and Myrnie Imogens 
Challans, twins, born Aug. 6, 1878, at Bangor, Mich. 

Edna Challans, born June 20, 1880. at Bangor. 

Lelah Challans, born June 7, 1894, at Bangor. 

MYRTLE JOSEPHINE CHALLANS married, Septem- 
ber 13, 1894, at Bangor, Mich., Mathew Haney, bom August 
6, 1874, at Hartford, Mich. Their children were: 

Myrl Haney, born Sept. 10, 1895. at Bangor, Mich. 



THE VORCE FAMILY 77 

Vern Haney, born June 19, 1897, at Hartford, Mich. 
Glenn Haney, born May, 20, 1899, at Hartford, M ch. 

MYRNIE IMOGENE CHALLANS married, Decern k r 27, 
1893, at Bangor Mich., Frank Clark, born at Hartford, Mich. 
Their children were : 

HarlKy Clark, born Aug. 13, 1894, at Bangor, Mich. 

Carl Clark, born June 15, 1896, at Bangor. 

WILLIAM CHALLANS married, December , i88r, at 

Hartford, Mich., Ida Eastern [born (date unknown), 
daughter of WilHam Eastern]. Their children were: 

Orel D. Challans, born Aug. . 1885, at Bangor, 

Mich. 
William Challans died December 23. 1888, at Bangor. 
LAURA CHALLANS married, April 6, 1880, at Covert, 
Mich., Charles Morgan [born Oct. 19, 1853, at Bainbridge, 
Mich., son of John Morgan, of Schoharie county, N. Y.]. 
Their children were : 

Jessie Morgan, born July 23, t88t, at Pipestone. Mich. 

Grace Elmyra Morgan, born May 20, 1885, at Sodus, 
Mich. 

Fred ^Morgan, born Dec. 27, 1889, at Sodus, Mich. 

JULIA CHALLANS married, October , 1879, at South 

Haven, Mich., John Burbank [born (date unknown), son of 
Cortis Burbank]. Their children were: 

CoRTis William Burbank, born June 13, 1880, at 
Covert, Mich. 

JANE CHALLANS married, February , 1885, at Hart- 
ford. Mich., Alfred Richmond. Their children were: 

Orlo a. Richmond, born June , 1886, at Paw Paw, 

Mich. 
Alma OlEah Richmond, born Sept. , 1889, at Hart- 
ford, Mich. 

Dean Richmond, born July , 1893, at Hartford. 

Lynn Richmond, born March , 1895, at Hartford. 

CLARENCE CHALLANS married, March , 1896, at 

Benton Harbor, Mich., Sophia Bakeman [born in 1877, 
daughter of Henry Bakeman]. No further record. 

PHEBE ANN VORCE married, but no particulars have been 
obtained. 

MALVILA VORCE married Nor:man Bartlett ; no further 
particulars obtained.* 



78 GENEALOGICAL RECORD OF 

MONTGOMERY VORCE married, first. June 18. 1863, 
Hannah VanWormer. Their children were : 

Melvin Vorce, born Aug. 28. 1865. at Sandy Creek, Os- 
wego county, N. Y. ; died unm. at Milwaukee, Wis., 
March 2, 1885. 

Merton Vorce, born Sept. 18. t868. 

Claude Vorce, born in 1870. 

Mabel Vorce, born in 1875. at 

Montgomery Vorce, born May 15, 1879. 
Hannah VanWormer Vorce died October 2, 1886, at 
Montgomery Vorce married, second. May 4, 1895, Mrs. Clara 
(Hamlin) Hyde. They had no children; she had two children 
by her first husband, viz : 

Eva Hyde, born March 30, 1878. married Olds. 

Luther Hyde, born April 22, 1880. 

MERTON VORCE married Agnes Mahoney. They had 
three children ; names are unknown. 

CLAUDE \'ORCE married Martha . They had 

two children, whose names are unknown. 

MABEL VORCE married Henry McGee. They had two 
children ; names not ascertained. 



THE VORCE FAMILY 79 



PART II. 



JOHN VORCE. 

JOHN VORCE was born on Long Island ; the exact date 
is not known, but it must have been about 1780. He was a son 
of one of three brothers who were driven from France on ac- 
count of their rehgious principles, and settled on Long Island. 
The names and subsequent history of the three brothers cannot 
be ascertained. John Vorce married, about 1809? (the place 
and exact date of his marriage not being known), Mary 
DowELL. of whom no further particulars have been obtained. 
Their children were : 

John Vorce, born March 22, 1810, at the town of Half 
Moon, Saratoga county, N. Y. 

Isaac \'orce. born in 1812? (Also called Isher \'orce.) 
John Vorce died in 1813, at Saratoga county? Mary Dowell 
Vorce died (date and place not ascertained) (1816?). 

ISAAC (Isher) \'ORCE went to California at an early date 
and died there. Nothing further is known of him. 

JOHN VORCE married, February 12. 1836, at (?), N. Y., 
Marcella Melissa McMaster [born June 8, 1816, at Syra- 
cuse, N. Y., daughter of Wm. McMaster]. Their children 
were : 

Ann E. \'orce, born Aug. 3, 1838, at Sandy Creek, Os- 
wego county, N. Y. 

Maria Vorce, born Jan. 12, 1840, at Almyr, Canada. 

Zelinda Vorce. born July 8, 1842, at Almyr. 

Charity VorcE, born 1844; died young, at Almyr. 

Adaline Vorce, born March 18. 1847, at Almyr. 

Lucius Reynolds Vorce, bom Nov. 8, 1849, at Eaton 
Rapids, Mich. 

William Alaster Vorce, born Dec. 12, 1851, at Eaton 
Rapids. 

Mack Vorce, born Aug. 11, i860, at Eaton Rapids. 
John Vorce during most of his life was a miller. He possessed 
an exceedingly retentive memory, and but for his tender age 
at the the time of his father's death would undoubtedly have 
been able to give information of great value in tracing the com- 
mon ancestor of the \'orce families living in Dutchess county 



80 GENEALOGICAL RECORD OF 

and New England in the Colonial period. He made the journey 
to California after he was eighty years of age, and on the re- 
turn trip he ivalkcd over 500 miles of the way in order to more 
thoroughly ohserve the country. John Vorce died at Eaton 
Rapids, April 16, 1899. Marcella Vorce died at the same place 
August 18, 1899. 

ANN E. VORCE married, December 31, 1857, at , 

James M. Covey, born March 6, 1831. Their children were: 

Laurinda Covev. born June 7, 1865, at Springport, Mich. 

Mabell Covey, born Nov. 24, 1875, at Springport. 

Delia Covey, born April 22, 1880, at Springport. 

Also five boys, none of whom lived beyond childhood. 

MARIA VORCE married, January 14, 1858, at Eaton Rapids, 
Mich., Eltsha Austin Cranson [born October 29, 1832, at 
New York, son of Oris Cranson]. Their children are: 

William Vincent Cranson born Dec. 14, 1858; died 

Sept. 15, 1859, at Onondaga, Mich. 
Charles Cranson, born Oct. 11, 1862, at Onondaga. 
Elson Henry Cranson, born Sept. 14, 1864, at Spring- 
port. 
M. Irene Cranson, born April 12. 1871, at Springport. 

ZELINDA VORCE married, November 26, 1863, at Sand- 
stone, John Chappell [born November 24, 1838, at Leroy, 
N. Y., son of Samuel Chappell]. Their children were: 

Mary Chappell, born Sept. 6, 1864, at Springport, 

Adelbert Chappell, bom March i, 1866. at Springporf. 

Myrta Chappell, born May 24, 1868, at Springport. 

Edith Chappell, born March 4, 1872, at Springport. 

Allen Chappell, born Nov. 8, 1875, at Springport. 

Eben Chappell, born Feb. 17, 1880, at Springport. 

Samuel Chappell. born Dec. 26, 1885, at Springport. 
Edith Chappell died October 2, 1891. at Springport. 

ADALINE VORCE married Perry W. Bates. They had 
several children, but no further information has been obtained 
regarding them. Adaline Bates died February 3, 1887. 

LUCIUS R. VORCE died January 3. 1889. at Eaton Rapids, 
unmarried. 

WILLIAM A. VORCE married, at Eaton Rapids, on Feb- 
ruary 14, 1878, Helen M. Osborn, born at Mentor, Ohio, 
June 4, 1856. Their only child was: 



I 



THE VORCE FAMILY 81 

Norma Bei.i.k \"(jkck. born Sept. 15. 1884, at Eaton 
Rapids, Mich. 

MACK VORCE married Ci.ara Burlson. Their children, if 
anv, are not ascertained.'" 

LAURINDA COVEY married, January 15, 1885, at Eaton 
Rapids, James Clarke [born July 18, 1862, at Warwickshire, 
Eng., son of William Clarke]. Their children were: 

Cecile Clarke, born Aug. 2, 1889, at Eaton Rapids. 

WiLLL\M J. Clarke, born May 7, 1891, at Aurelius, Mich. 

ELSON H. CRANSON married, March 25. 1886, at Eaton 
Rapids, Cora Bl'RLisox. Their children are: 

Pearl Cranson, born Sept. 3, 1887, at Eaton Rapids. 

M. IRENE CRANSON married, December 31, 1896, at 
Springport, Nathan G. Dean. 

MARY CHAPPELL married, November 15, 1888, at Spring- 
port, William Henry Platt [born May 6, 1858, at Warren, 
Ohio, son of Jeremiah Platt]. Their children are: 

John J. Platt, born March 11, 1890, at Springport. 

ADELBERT CHAPPELL married, November 8, 1893, at 
Springport, Myrtle Bell [born October 30, 1869, at Battle 
Creek, daughter of Merton Bell]. Their children were: 

Mildred Bell Chappell, born March 30, 1896, at 

Springport. 
Doris Dell Chappell, born Sept. 30, 1898, at Spring- 
" port. 

MYRTA CHAPPELL married, April 2, 1891, at Springport, 
Hezekiah Edward Platt [born Oct. 8, 1864, at Parma, son 
of Jeremiah Platt]. Their children were: 

Edith B. Platt, born July 2, 1894, at Springport. 

ALLEN CHAPPELL married, January i, 1900, at Marshall, 
Mich., Bertha Horton [born August 18, 1879, at Hastings, 
daughter of Alonzo Horton]. 

DION VORCE. 

DION VORCE was born in Canada ( ?) ; date unknown. 
He claimed to be of French descent, and that his ancestral name 
was La Vorce, also that one of the La Vorces was banished 
from France and came to America and settled in Delaware. 



82 GENEALOGICAL RECORD OF 

Dion \"orce married in Canada a wife named Lydia . 

Whether they had other children is not known, but they had 
a son : 

Olivier Vorce, born in Canada, date and place unknown. 

OLIVER VORCE married in Canada, Mary VanDerrick, 
of East Stanbridge. Their children were : 

James Vorce, 
Henry Vorce, 
Solomon Vorce, 

David Vorce, j. Date and place of birth unknown. 

William Vorce, 
Mary Vorce, 
Betsey Vorce, 

SOLOMON VORCE married, in 1839, at Constable, N. Y., 
Almira Hutchins, born in 1818. daughter of Dana Hutchins, 
of Vermont. Their children were : 

IsADOR Vorce, born in 1841, at Malone, N. Y. ; died in 
1876. 

Albon Vorce, born in 1846. at Malone. 

Jane Ann \^orce, born in 1849, at Malone. 

Abigail Vorce, born in 1852, at Malone. 
Solomon \'orce died in i860, at ]\Ialone( ?). 

DAVID \'ORCE went west and was soon lost track of by his 
relatives. 

HENRY VORCE and WILLIAIM \'ORCE died; whether 
they left children is unknown. 

MARY VORCE married Varnum Pierce, of Stanbridge, 
Canada. Nothing further is known of the children of Oliver 
Vorce. 

ALBON VORCE married, first, at Burke, N. Y., in 1866, Lois 
C. Bean, born in 1847, ^t Burke. Their only child was: 

William Lewis Vorce, born April 22, 1867, at Burke, 
New York. 
Lois C. Vorce died April 2y, 1867, at Burke. 
Albon Vorce married, second, in 1869, at Constable, N. Y., 
Susie C. Blake [born at Constable, daughter of Elijah Blake, 
of Burke] Their children were : 

Edward Charles Vorce, bom in 1871, at Burke. 

Eugene A. Vorce, born in 1880, at Burke. 



THE VORCE FAMILY 83 

JANE ANN VORCE married, in 1873, Ethan A. WhEELER. 
Their children were : 

Maud Wheeler, born 

Walter Wheeler, born 



ABIGAIL \'ORCE married, in 1871, H. B. Demmex (Dem- 
nion?). Their children were: 

Arthur Demmex. born , at ; died 

, 1894. 

AddiE Demmex, born , at ; died 

, 1896. 

WILLIAM L. \'ORCE married, January 30, 1889, at Brush- 
ton, N. Y., Mary E. Barlow, born January 7, 1871. Their 
children were : 

Roy Barlow V.orce, born August 2, 1892, at Worcester, 

Mass. 
Bertha Lois Vorce, born April 7, 1894, at Worcester. 
Verxa Haxxah Belle \^orce, born January 3, 1896, at 
Worcester. 

EDWARD CHARLES \'ORCE married, in 1896, at Con- 
stable, Grafey Leox'ard, born at Constable, N. Y. Their only 
child is : 

Ernest Edward Vorce, born 



STANDISH F. VORSE. 

NORMAN T. VORSE. son of Standish F. Vorse. was 
born in Knox county, Ohio, and married Elizabeth SearlE, 
born at Wyoming Valley, Pa. They had one son : 

Frank W. Vorse, born February 9. 1856, at Sydney, Iowa. 
Norman T. Vorse died May 18, 1877, at Des Moines, Iowa. 

FRANK W. VORSE married, October 24, 1877. at Des 
Moines. Iowa, Acxes Newtox, born September 23, 1857, in 
^Michigan, daughter of John Newton. Their children were: 

Ruth Vorse, born at Des Moines, date not given. 

Myrtle Vorse. born at Des Moines, date not given. 

Dorothy Vorse. born at Des Moines, date not given. 

EvELY'N Vorse. born at Des Moines, date not given. 
The following persons were living in Des Moines in 1899: 

Augusta T. Vorse, *widow of Charles Vorse. 

Elizabeth Vorse, *widow of Nathan T. Vorse. 



M GENEALOGICAL RECORD OF 

Elizabeth T. Vorse, =^vidow of Justus Vorse. 
Justus B. Vorse.* 



JOHN VORSE. 

ALBERT WHITE VORSE. of New York, a well known 
author, is the great grandson of John Vorse, who lived at 
Windham, N. Y., in the early part of this century and was 
probably born before 1800, at Litchfield, Conn. (?). Albert 
White Vorse is married, but no further particulars have been 
obtained. 



THE VORCE FAMILY 85 



PART III. 



INTERMARRYIXG FAMILIES. 



ADA3IS FAMILY. 

Richard Adams, of Preston (En^. ?), bought a tract of 
three thousand acres in Mortlake (now Brooklyn Twp.), 
Windham county, Conn., known as the Adams tract, in 1701. 
His son Richard Adams, Jr., married a daughter of Daniel 
C?dy. of Aspinock (now Killingly), and settled on the Adams 
tract in 1703; he was the first settler in Mortlake. Richard 
Adams, Sr., died in 1712, and the Adams tract was divided 
between his seven children, Richard., Jr., receiving one quarter 
of the Adams tract. Richard Adams, Jr., died in 1738, and 
his sons, Richard and Peter, each received half of his land. 
Peter Adams' son, Peter Adams, Jh , born in 1718, married in 
Brooklyn in 1750, Priscilla Warren (born about 1728, a 
descendent of Richard Warren of the Mayflower). Their 
children, all born in Brooklyn, were : 

Philemon Adams, born 1751 ; Phebe Adams, born 1753; 
Jeremiah Adams, born 1755; Silas Adams, bom April 30, 
1758; Abijah Adams, born 1760; Priscilla Adams, born 1762; 
Benoni Adams, born 1764; Ephraim Adams, born 1767; Lois 
Adams, born 1769; Simeon Adams, born 1771 ; EHsha Adams, 
born 1774; Dorcas Adams, born 1776. 

In Larned's History of Windham County, Conn., Vol. 2, 
page 252, it is stated that four sons of Peter Adams, after fight- 
ing through the Revolutionary war, removed to new countries. 
The eldest son, Philemon, with some of his younger brothers, 
engaged in running a linseed oil mill and in the manufacture 
of potash and pottery. Another son was a silversmith and 
worker in silver ; and one of the daughters of Peter Adams, 
using wooden stamps cut out by her brothers and dyes manu- 
factured by herself from native plants, produced a successful 
imitation of flowered brocades, then much in fashion for dress 
patterns, vests and furniture covers. These brocades were 
printed upon homespun cloth woven in the family. Indian 



86 GENEALOGICAL RECORD OF 

families still occupied wigwams in the uncleared forest on 
portions of the Adams tract. 

Peter Adams, who from his youth had been repvited a 
great hunter, in 1780 killed the last bear ever seen in Windham 
county. At this period it is said of Peter Adams' family — 
'Living remote from neighbors on a large tract of land, this 
family long retained primitive characteristics and habits, a 
patriarchal community almost independent of the busy world 
beyond them." 

Philemon and Jeremiah Adams, the two elder sons of Peter 
Adams, were in the Revolutionary army. In the summer of 
I776(?) they were allowed to go home during the harvest 
season to aid their father in reaping, on condition of two of 
their younger brothers taking their place in the army. Silas 
and his younger brother Abijah, lads of about 18 and 16 years 
of age, took their brothers' places, and were sent to New 
London Conn. Silas was appointed gunsmith and remained 
in the army until the close of the war, soon after which he re- 
moved to Dutchess county, N. Y., whither many families from 
Windham county removed, chiefly to the Oblong and the Nine 
Partners. Silas Adams married in Dutchess county, Lydia 
Gay, born at Sharon, Conn., a grand-daughter of Luther Gay, 
v.'ho lived in Dutchess county. She was left an orphan at an 
early age and brought up in the family of her grandfather. 
The children of Silas and Lydia Adams were : 

Annis Adams, born 1783 ( ?) ; died in 1825. 

Laura Adams, born March 24, 1784; died in 1846. 

Which of these daughters was the elder is uncertain. It 
has been reported to the author that Annis was the elder ; but 
as both were married in their teens, and the date of Laura's 
marriage is given as 1803, while Annis is said to have been 
married in 1805. it appears probable that Laura was the elder, 
although Annis is reported to have been born in Dutchess 
county. 

Silas Adams lived in Dutchess county until after his first 
child was born. With his household efifects loaded upon a sled 
drawn by a yoke of steers, Silas with his wife and baby 
(Annis?) started in the winter of 1784 or 1785 for Saratoga 
county. They reached Milton Hill in the following February 
(1785?). Here Silas Adams, then twenty-seven years old, 
built a log cabin and cleared land, that country being then very 
sparsely settled. Here their second child was bom. The 



THE VORCE FAMILY 87 

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family endured great privations and hardships during the early 
part of their abode there, but these were lightened as the 
country became more settled, and they prospered increasingly 
as time went on. In 1798 Silas Adams built a large frame 
house at Milton, which he occupied as a homestead until his 
death in 1854, when he was nearly ninety-seven years of age. 
(See p. 23.) 

COON. 

Timothy Coon enlisted 1777. in Capt. Abner Prior's com- 
pany from Connecticut. Hans Jerick Coons was living in 
Dutchess county in 1710. 



CORBIN. 

Moses Corbin came to the United States and settled at 
Whitehall. N. Y., before the Revolution. 



DELANO FAMILY. (See Warren.) 

This family, as traced in the Delano genealogy, goes back 
in various lines from about the middle of the twelfth century 
to various very early sources, viz : to Guelph, prince of the 
Scyri, A. D. 476; to Priam, king of the Franks, A. D. 382; to 
the emperor Charlemagne, A. D. 800 ; and to the Norman an- 
cestors of William the Conqueror. A. D. 860, etc. As the Nor- 
man descent is the most interesting it is here given, partly from 
the above genealogy. 

ROLF, or Hrolf (called also Rollo and Rou), a Scandi- 
navian Viking, grandson of Earl Rognwald, of Moeri, in Nor- 
way, captured Rouen in A. D. 911, and conquered the sur- 
rounding country. In 912 Hrolf married Gisela, daughter of 
Charles "the Simple," the Carolingian king of France; was 
baptized as a Christian under the name of Robert, and was 
granted by Charles the feudal tenure of the country occupied 
by Hrolf. This was the creation of the duchy of Normandy. 

WILLIAM "Longsword," son of Hrolf, duke of Nor- 
mandy, 927-942. 



88 GENEALOGICAL RECORD OF 

RICHARD, "the Fearless," son of William Longsword, 
duke of Normandy, 943-996. 

RICHARD, "the Good," son of Richard the Fearless, 
duke of Normandy, 996-1026. 

ROBERT, "the Devil." second son of Richard the Good, 
duke of Normandy 1028- 1035. 

WILLIAM "the Conqueror," son of Robert le Diable, 
duke of Normandy 1035- 1087. married Matilda, [daughter of 
Baldwin, Earl of Flanders, and a descendant of Alfred the 
Great]. William invaded England in 1066 and conquered the 
kingdom, the "Norman Conquest" of England. His son 

HENRY "Beauclerc" became king of England in iioo 
as Henry I ; married Matilda, [daughter of Malcolm, king of 
Scotland, and a great granddaughter of Edmund "Ironside"]. 
Henry's daughter Matilda married (i) Henry V of Germany, 
emperor of the Holy Roman Empire ; after his death married 
(2) Geoiifry "Plantagenet." count of Anjou, son of Fulk, king 
of Jerusalem. Their son 

HENRY, count of Anjou and duke of Normandy, suc- 
ceeded to the throne of England in 1 154, as Henry II ; married 
Eleanor of Aquitaine ; their daughter Matilda married Henry 
V, "the Lion," duke of Saxony and Bavaria. 

HENRY VI, eldest son of Henry the Lion, duke of Sax- 
ony, married (1193) Agnes, Countess Palatine, [daughter of 
Conrad, count of the Palatinate, niece of the Emperor Fred- 
erick I of Germany and a cousin of the reigning emperor] . 

AGNES, their daughter married OTHO (son of Louis I), the 
"Iron Duke" of Bavaria. 

AGNES, their daughter married (1245) HELLIN I, count 
and marquis de Franchimont (a seigneury in Normandy). 
Their son 

HELLIN II. Marquis de Franchimont. married Agnes, 
daughter of Gysbert, count of Duras. Their son 

JEAN DE FRANCHIMONT, married (1310?) Mahienne de 
Lannoy (a seigneury in Flanders). Their son 

HUGUES DE LANNOY, Sieur de Santes, governor of Hol- 
land, married (1329), Marguerite de Maingoval. Their 
son 



THE VORCE FAMILY 89 

GUILLEBERT DE LANNOY, Sieiir de Willerval, and de 
Beaumont, governor of Holland, married Catherine de 
Molembais. Their son 

BAUDOUIN DE LANNOY, Sieur de Molembais, etc., "le 
Begne," governor of Lille, Toiscn d'Or, married Adrienne 
de Berlaymont. Their son 

BOUDOUIN DE LANNOY, Sieur de Molembais. Toison 
d'Or, governor of Sutphen, married Michelle d'Esne, etc. 
Their son 

PHILLIPPE DE LANNOY, de Molembais, de Tourcoing, 
etc., Toison d'Or, and Chamberlain to the Emperor 
Charles V, married Magdelaine de Burgundy. Their son 

JEAN DE LANNOY, Sieur de Molembais, etc., etc. Toison 
d'Or, married Jeanne de Ligne of Barbancon. Their son 

GYSBERT DE LANNOY, born 1545, at Turcoing. "tiie 
Huguenot," abandoned the Catholic faith of his ancestors 
and embraced the Protestant faith, for which, at his 
father's death he was disinherited. His son 

Jean de I. a Noye, married at Leyden ( 1596), Marie le Mahieu, 
from Brabant. Their son 

Phillitpe de i,a Noye, born at Leyden, 1602. came to Ply- 
mouth in 1621 in the Fortune; married (1634), Esther 
Dewsbury. Their son 

JoANATHAN Delaxo, married Mercy Warren in 1678. Their 
son 

Jonathan Delano, born 1679, married Amy Hatch, 1704. 
Their daughter 

Joanna Delano, born 1706, married Joseph West, 1725. 
Their daughter 

Mercy West, born 1726, married Adoniram Grant, 1747. 
The ancestry of the house of Lannoy is also traced from 

Agnes, countess Palatine, who married Henry the VL duke of 

Saxony, to Conrad the Red, and through his wife Luitgarde 

to Cerdic, king of Wessex, A. D. 495, through Alfred the 

Great, of England. 

DUNNIXG. 

Benjamin Dunning, who lived in Jamaica, L. L, before the 
Revolution, had a son 



90 GENEALOGICAL RECORD OF 

Benjamin Dunning, who was born about 1680. and had a son 
David Dunning, born in Bridgeport, Conn., in 171 1. His son 
Silas Dunning was born in Brookfield, Conn., May 6, 1755, and 

his son 
Ira Dunning was born in Salem, N. Y., in 1789. 

W. Dunning was sheriff of Orange county, province of 
New York, in 1738. 



GRANT FAMILY. 

Matthew Grant, born October 27, 1601, in Dorsetshire, 

England, married there November 16, 1825, Priscilla , 

born February 2"], 1 601. They came to Massachusetts in the 
"Mary and John" May 30, 1630, and settled af Dorchester; re- 
moved to Windsor, Conn., in 1635, one of the pioneers of that 
settlement, and he because one of its leading citizens ; was 
town clerk for twenty-five years ; died there December 16, 
1681. Their eldest son was: 

Samuel Grant, born November 12, 1631, at Dorchester, 
married May 27, 1658, at Windsor, Mary Porter, born 1638. 
in England. Their eldest son was : 

Samuel Grant, born April 20, 1659. at Windsor; married 
(2) April II, 1688, at Stonington, Grace Miner, born Septem- 
l»er 20, 1670, at Stonington. Their second son was: 

Noah Grant, born December 16, 1693, at Windsor, mar- 
ried June 12, 1717, at Tolland, Martha Huntington, born De- 
cember 9, 1696. at Norwich. Noah died October 10, 1727. at 
Tolland. Their second son was : 

Adoniram Grant, born February 17, 1721, at Tolland; 
married October 8, 1747, at Tolland, Mercy West, born 1725 
at Tolland (daughter of Joseph West and Joanna Delano). 
Adoniram died January 30, 1783: Mercy died July 25, 1806. 
The only daughter and youngest child of Noah Grant was : 

Martha Grant, born June 9, 1726, at Tolland, married 
September 17, 1750, at Coventry, Rufus Price, born in 1724. 
The third daughter of Adoniram and Mercy (West) Grant 
was : 

Ruth Grant, born November 19, 1759. at Tolland; inarried 
T\Iay 7, 1778. at Tolland, Lieut. Rufus Price, bom August 5, 
1751, at Coventry (son of Rufus Price and Martha Grant-Price). 
He was an aide on Gen. \\'ashington's staff. Rufus died Sep- 



THE VORCE FAMILY 91 

tember i, 1829, at Richland Twp , Oswego county, N. Y., Ruth 

died July 6, 1849. at same place. The third daughter of Rufus 
and Ruth Price was 

Mercy Price, born February 16, 1783. at Tolland; mar- 
ried William Vorce (see p. 8) ; died October 10, 1814. The 
fourth daughter of Rufus and Ruth Price was 

Martha Price, born January 18, 1787, at Tolland; married 
Samuel \'orce (see p. 18) ; died January 16. 1839. 



The genealogy of Gen. Ulysses S. Grant, from Noah Grant, 
(the father of Adoniram) is: Noah Grant, 2d, (eldest brother 
of Adoniram ) maried Susannah Delano. 

Noah Grant, 3rd, eldest son of Noah Grant, 2nd, married, 
(2) Mrs. Rachel Kelly, at Greensburgh, Pa. 

Jesse Root Grant, eldest son of Noah Grant and Rachel 
Kelly, married Hannah Simpson. 

The eldest son of Jesse Root Grant was Hiram Ulysses 
Grant, changed to Ulysses Simpson Grant, who became gen- 
eral of the armv and President of the United States. 



IRISH. 

In 1775 there were three farmers living in Beekman pre- 
cinct, Dutchess county, by the name of Irish, all Quakers, viz ; 

Jesse Irish, David Irish, William Irish ; some or all of them 
doubtless related to Jedediah Irish (page 61). 



PRICE FAMILY. 

The ancestry of Mercy Price, who married William 
Vorce, and of Martha Price, who married Samuel Vorce is, 
in part, as follows : 

Through Ruth Grant, their mother, to Matthew Grant. 
See Grant Family. 

Through Mercy West, their grandmother, to William de 
Warrenne. (See Warren Family.) 

Through Joanna Delano, their great grandmother, to Rolf. 
See Delano Family. 

Various other ancestral branches which have been traced 
are omitted for want of space. 



92 GENEALOGICAL RECORD OF 



SIMP80N. 

There were many families named Simpson in the Colonies 
prior to the Revolution. Many of the Simpsons were Tories, 
and a number of families by that name were banished from 
the colony of Massachusetts Bay, as Royalists, during the Rev- 
olution. A number of persons by the name of Elizabeth Simp- 
son are recorded, but none could be the same who married 
Timothy Vorce about 1770. The Simpsons were also numer- 
ous in Connecticut before and during the Revolution, and were 
mostly adherents to the cause of the Colonies. Caleb Simpson 
lived in Dutchess county, and there was a Garret Simpson en- 
rolled in Cooper's Rangers from Dutchess county. James 
Simpson and Timothy Force both signed the petition for 
erection of Skenesborough into a county town in 1775, and it 
is undoubtedly one of these families from which the wife of 
Timothy Vorce descended. 



SPICER. 

Peter Spicer. was one of the volunteers to whom in 1700 
the township of Voluntown, Windham county, Conn., was 
granted. 

WARREN FAMILY. 

This family descends from GITLLIAUME DE WAR- 
REN NE, a count of Normandy who came to England with 
William the Conqueror, and was one of the most noted nobles 
in the Norman army ; was greatly distinguished at the battle 
of Senlac (Hastings), and after the conquest was made by the 
Conqueror one of his most powerful earls, being given the 
earldom of Surrey and many other lordships. 
William de Warrenne, Earl of Surrey, married Gundred, 

daughter of William the Conqueror. Duke of Normandy 

and King of England. 
William de Warrenne, son of above. 2d earl of Surrey, married 

Isabel, daughter of Hugh, "the Great." coimt of \'er- 

mandois and of Valois. 



THE VORCE FAMILY 93 

Keginald de Warrenne. son of above, married Adelinda de 

Mowbray, daughter of Hugh dc Mowbray. 
William de Warren, son of above, married Isabel de Hayden. 
Sir. John de Warren. Kt., son of above, married Alice de 

Townshend. 
John de Warren, son of above, married Joan de Poot. 
Sir. Edward de Warren. Kt.. son of above, married Maud 

Skegeton. 
vSir. Edward de Warren, Kt., son of above, married Cicelv 

d'Eton. 
Sir. John de W^arren, Kt., son of above, married ( ?). 
Nicholas de Warren, son of above, married Agnes de Wyning- 

ton. 
Sir. Laurence de Warren, son of above, married Margaret 

Bulkeley. 
John de Warren, son of above, married Isabel Stanley. 
Sir. Laurence de Warren. Kt.. son of above, married Isabel 

Leigh. 
John W'arren. son of above, married ( ?). 
Christopher W^arren. son of above, married (?). 
W'illiam Warren, son of above, married Ann Mabel, of Corn- 
wall. 
Christopher Warren, son of above, married Alice Webb, of 

Riddenham. 
Richard Warren, son of above, niarried Elizabeth (Jouatt) 

Marsh. Came to Plymouth in the Mayflower 1620. 
Nathaniel Warren, son of above, married Sarah Walker, in 

1645. 
Mercy AVarren. daughter of above, married Jonathan Delano, 

in 1678. 
Jonathan Delano, son of above, married Amy Hatch, in 1704. 
Joanna Delano, daughter of above, married Joseph West, in 

1725- 
^lercv West, daughter of above, married Adoniram Grant, 

in 1747. 



Jacob Warren and Richard Adams were among the organ- 
izers of Plainfield (Quinnebaug). Conn., in 1699. 

Ephraim Warren was one of the first settlers of Killingly 
(Aspinock). Conn., died 1749. 



94 GENEALOGICAL RECORD OF 

Epliraim Warren was living in Plainfield in 1707. 
David warren was living in Windham in 1723, probably 
son of Ephraim. 

Nathaniel Warren was living in Windham in 1774. . 



THE VORCE FAMILY 95 



APPENDIX. 



The situation of the American colonists at the time this 
record begins, in the year 1719, is graphically shown by the 
accompanying map. At that time Spain held Florida and 
IMexico, and, having explored the Pacific coast, claimed all the 
country northward from Mexico to an indefinite extent. Spanish 
settlements extended up the Rio Grande valley and central New 
Mexico beyond Sante Fe, and into U.wer Texas and lower Cali- 
fornia, but were few in number and scattered at wide intervals. 
Nevertheless the sphere of Spanish domination included what 
is now Texas and all of the California coast. In Florida the 
few Spanish settlements at St. Augustine, Pensacola, etc., gave 
assured dominion of the peninsula, and from having explored 
the country south of Tennessee from the Savannah river to the 
Mississippi, and having mined for gold in Georgia, Spain 
claimed the territory as far north i s the Savannah river, and 
actually dominated that region. 

France, by virtue of the explorations of the Jesuit mission- 
aries in the valleys of the St. Lawrence, Ohio and Mississippi 
rivers and about the great lakes, her settlements along the St. 
Lawrence, and her chain of Jesuit missions at Detroit, Mack- 
inac, Chicago, Kaskaskia and New Orleans, claimed all the 
territory in North America except that actually occupied by 
the Spanish settlements and the narrow fringe of English 
settlements along the coast from Savannah to the Penobscot 
river, excepting Acadia and Hudson's Bay, which she had 
ceded to England in 1713. The sphere of French influence, 
however, owing to the activitv of the Jesuit explorers and mis- 
sionaries, was much the more extensive, and dominated the St. 
Lawrence valley, Canada, the region about the great lakes, and 
the Mississippi valley. All of the interior of the country, how- 
ever, from a little west of Albany to the Pacific coast and from 
the gulf to beyond the great lakes was in the actual possession 
of the Indian tribes. 

The British crown claimed all of North America from lat- 
itude 34 degrees to 45 degrees, and had granted it "from sea to 
sea," but the British sphere of influence was limited substan- 
tially to the territory actually settled under British grants, and 



96 GENEALOGICAL RECORD OF 

to the region in central New York occupied by the Five Nations 
of Indians, who were less friends of the English than bitter 
enemies of the French. The actual settlements of the colonists 
under British grants were confined to the region closely border- 
ing the coast, from about Portsmouti^ X. H.. to Savannah, Ga., 
and extended but a few leagues from the coast, except in New 
England, where they extended westward nearly to the Hudson 
river, but were mostly small and widely scattered in the inland 
portions. There was no settlement in Xew York westward of 
Schenectady, nor in Pennsylvania west of Harrisburgh ; New 
(Orleans had been settled by the French in the preceding year, 
and the first trading post was established at Oswego by the 
English in the following year, 1720. The western part of 
Massachusetts and northern part of Connecticut were only 
settled by a few pioneers located miles apart in the wilderness, 
which was still occupied by the Indians, while northern New 
Hampshire and all of Vermont was yet an unbroken wilder- 
ness, as was all of northern New York north of the Mohawk 
valley. This was the extent of the development of the colonies 
at the end of the first century after the first settlement at 
Plymouth. How little this situation had changed up to the 
time of the French and Indians wars may be seen from the map 
of North America (from the Pittsburg Dispatch) which shows 
the situation in 1750. 



CONFUSION OF NA3IES. 

The difficulty of tracing names during the colonial period, 
and especially names of foreign origin, is greatly increased by 
the confusion introduced where names were translated, as was 
often done. A most singular instance of this confusion is given 
Jn Furman's History of Long Island regarding the name of 
one Feyerston, a Scotchman, who settled among Dutch neigh- 
bors who translated his name, as if it were Firestone, into 
Feuersteiii, but this name was again translated by his later 
English neighbors into Flint, by which family name his chil- 
dren were known. One of the children moved to Canada, 
where his French neighbors again translated Flint into Pierre- 
a-fusil (gun-stone), and upon his return many years later to 
the localitv where his father had lived, his translated name of 
Pierre-a-fusil was again translated and became Peter Gun. 




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THE VORCE FAMILY 97 

An additional source of confusion is the carelessness and 
ignorance of spelling common names during the colonial period, 
and even afterwards, combined with the rude independence of 
that time which led those who had occasion to speak or write 
an unfamiliar name to promptly guess at it rather than take 
tiie least trouble to find out the real sound or spelling of the 
name. Examples of this habit are seen in the following varia- 
tions of spelling of Ticonderoga taken from the reports of 
various otificers during the French I'ud Indian War ; some of 
\\4iom spelled the name six different ways in the same docu- 
ment. The spellings noticed were : Tionduroque, Toronduro- 
que, Tycondarogue, Atianderogoe, Tianderrogoe, Tiandrogo, 
Tionderogo, Tianarago, Tiandaroga, Tenondorogo, Tiondarog, 
Tiondorogo, 

In one paper — 

Diontarogo, Diandorogo, Diontorogo, 
Diondaroga, Tuyondaroga, Diondarago, 
Tiantiroga, Tocondoroga, Tjondaroge, Tyconderoga. 

In family names the same confusion is found. The name 
of the same person is spelled sometimes koert van Voorhees 
and sometime? Kourten Van Fores, in the same rolls. The name 
Gillespie is spelled Galesby, Glispy, and Clisby by different 
writers referring to the same person. The name of one man is 
spelled Howlet, Halet and Houldt in the same docimicnt, and 
there are innumerable other instances of similar confusions in 
spelling. 

Even at the present day misspelling of the name Vorce is 
very common when it is written by those unfamiliar with its 
correct spelling. The following forms have come to the notice 
cf the author where the name has been written down by various 
persons from the oral pronunciation of it, viz : Vors, Vorse, 
Force, Borce, Bors, Fours, Fowers, Bores, Vores, Fores, Voys, 
Vorts, Vorch, and Wors. 



UNIDENTIFIED PERSONS. 

Adam Vorce, was a Revolutionary soldier from Derby, 
Conn., in 1775. 

Adam Vorse, was a private in Capt. Couch's company in 
the Revolutionary war, and was discharged December 20, 
4 



98 GENEALOGICAL RECORD OF 

1775 (^)- I^e was a prisoner at Fort Washington November 
16, (1775?)- 

Adam \'ose. from Derby, Conn., was detailed as a guard 
at Horseneck, September 15, to 21, 1775. The above three 
names are unquestionably those of one and the same person. 

Andrew J. Vorce, of Wilmington. \'t., Company A., 2d 
Vt. \'ols., 1863. 

Daniel Vorce, in Tozer's company, N. Y. Troops, in the 
]\ evolution. 

David Vorce, in Cooper's Rangers, Dutchess county in the 
Revolutionary war. 

George K. Vorce, of Burlington, \'t., Co. A, 7th \'t. \'ols., 
1863. 

Hannah Vorse married Joseph Lynsen, October 22, 1756, 
at New York. 

Henry Vorce, served in the Connecticut Troops in May, 
1762. (Conn. Records, \^ol. 12, p. 52.) 

Jeremiah Vorse and Hannah, his wife, lived in Stoughton. 
Mass., and had at least two children, Nathaniel, (see below) 
and 

Jerusha Vorse, daughter of Jeremiah Vorse.«of Stoughton. 

Jesse Vorce, was a corporal in the 7th Company of Con- 
necticut Volunteers; discharged December 29, 1775. 

Joseph Vorce, in Mansfield's company from Derby, Conn., 
served three years in the Revolution. 

Lemuel Vorce, in Revolutionary army. (Conn. Records, 
Vol. 12, p. 52.) 

Mary Vors married Samuel Maghee, August 28, 1766. 

Nathaniel Vorse (also spelled Vose), a son of Jeremiah 
Vorse, of Stoughton, Mass. 

Nicholas Amorce and Mary Bourn married at Taunton. 
Mass., March 30, 1710. 

Rebecca Vorse, of Walpole, N. H., married John S. 
Marcy, March 7, 1779. They resided at Windsor, Vt. 

Samuel C. Vorse, of Barre, Vt., Company C, ist Vermont 
Cav., 1863. 

Thomas Vorse, resided in Rombout precinct, Dutchess 
county, in 1775. Named as executor in the will pf Gideon 
Verveelen of that precinct. 

William H. Vorce, of Vernon. W., Company H, nth \^x- 
mont Vols., 1864. 



THE VORCE FAMILY 99 

Cornelis Dircksen Vos, from Leyden, with his wife, 
mother and two children, came to New Netherland, in the 
ship "The St. John Baptist," in May, 1661. 

Petrus Vos was a minister of the Protestant Reformed 
Dutch Church at Kingston in Ulster county (opposite Rhine- 
beck), in 1712, as appears by his petition with others dated 
May I, 171 2, for the incorporation of said church. The peti- 
tion of Vos and others was referred by the governor to a com- 
mittee composed of Rip Van Dam and others at New York, 
who reported May 2, 1712, that in their opinion the governor 
might properly grant "ye Petition of Petrus Vas and others." 

Peter Voss was a settler on the Hoseck (Hoosac) Grant, 
east of the Hudson river in 1764, and was turned out of pos- 
session by agents of New Hampshire in August. 

Balthaser de Vos came from Utrecht with his wife in the 
ship "Hope" in April 1662. 

Hendrick Bos, from Leyden, came with his wife and two 
children in the ship "Faith," in December, 1659. 

Yan Voes and John Marshal! were among the signers of 
the petition for the removal of Sheriff Wm. Cosby in 1737. 

In the New York militia in 1738 are found the names of 
David De \^oor, John De Voor, Tunis De Vour and Petter A. 
Voatts. 

Edict of Nantes, issued by Henry IV, April 13, 1598. con- 
ceding political and religious rights to the Huguenots and put- 
ting them on a political equality with Catholics. Freedom of 
worship guaranteed to the Huguenots except in Paris and the 
Episcopal cities. In 1685, Louis XI\^ ("Le Grand") revoked 
the edict of Nantes. At least 50,000 Huguenot families fled 
from France during the persecutions which preceded and fol- 
lowed the revocation of the edict. 

In 1714, a "List of the inhabitants and slaves in the county 
of Dutchess" was made. The white inhabitants numbered 416, 
and the slaves 29, a total population of 445. The only names 
in the list at all resembling any of those given in Parts I and 
II are those of John and Abram Beuys and Peter De Boyes. 

The total population of Dutchess county in 1738, includ- 
ing children and slaves, was 3,086, "in the whole county except 
the High Lands." The total whites in the whole county was 
stated at 3.156, and total blacks at 262; whence it may be de- 
duced that the dwellers in the Highlands numbered 332. 
LofC. 



100 GENEALOGICAL RECORD OF 

In the enrollment of the people called "Quakers" for 
Dutchess county in 1775, are the names of Shearman, Chase. 
Dakin, Russell, Ferris, Rowland, Irish, Gifford ; most of whom 
are given the description " ffarmer." 



EXPLANATORY. 



In the body of the work (parts I and II) all particulars 
regarding the persons named which it has been possible to ob- 
tain by persistent correspondence have been given. Names fol- 
lowed by an asterisk ( * ) indicate persons who have failed to 
answer repeated letters. A greatly to be regretted ignorance 
of the whereabouts and family history of relatives has been 
disclosed on the part of very many persons, but it is gratify- 
ing to state that in general, correspondents have been very 
obliging in giving all such information as they possessed. 

The present residence of living adult persons is in general 
to be understood as being at the locality of marriage or birth 
of youngest child. Adults of whom neither marriage or death 
is recorded are understood to be still living and unmarried, or 
that no information on the subject can be obtained. Where 
dates or localities are followed by different data in parenthesis, 
it indicates that different persons give different dates, etc. for 
the same event. 



CORRECTIONS AND ADDITIONS. 



ABNER VORCE, p. to, died Feb. 28, 1901. 

A. J. Wilson, p. 12, died Jan. 24, 1900. 

LESTER T. VORCE, p. 12, m. Oct. 10, 1868, at Pictou, 

Ont. 
Eliza Ann Palon, p. 12, b. June 5, 1845. 
Clara A.rmina Vorce, p. 17, should read Armena. 

LOREN R. VORCE, p. 22, has a son GALEN SMITH 
VORCE, born June 22, 1901, at Cleveland, O. 

Abram Cole, p. 25, died Aug. 18, 1866, at Louisville, Ky. 

LYDIA VORCE COLE, p. 25, died May 15, 1862, at Louis- 
ville, Ky. 

GEO. VV. COLE, p. 28, died at Elizabethtown, Ky. 

ADA DAVISON, p. 31, has a daughter, Florence Adele 
Miller, born Dec. 23, 1900, at St. Louis, Mo. 

ROBERT T. VORCE,* Oswego, N. Y., was born in Eng- 
land. 

DANIEL C. RICHARDS, p. 33, had children— Dorman J. 
Richards, born July 12, 1855, died Nov. 21, 1859, at 
Colon; Cora Albertin Richards, born July 2, 1863, 
died Aug. 24, 1864, at Colon; Karl Watson Richards, 
born Sept. 26, 1865, died April 14, 1874, at Colon. 

EVA JANETTE RICHARDS, p. 34, bad a child, Ellen 
F. Clowes, born June 19, 1890. 

John Douglas Clowes, p. 34, was born Feb. 15, 1883. 

Angell Mathewson, p. 48, born April 29, 1900. 

William Weidman, p. 48, died Jan. 18, 1897. 

Florence Pearl Van Sickle, p. 53, born in 1886. 

Clara Pierson, p. 58, born Jan. 27, 1855. 

Gertrude Pierson Miller, p. 58, born Sept. 11, 1881. 

Celestia Williams, p. 67, married Charles Townsend. 

FREEMAN VORCE, p. 67, died Feb. 10, 1901. 



i 



INDEX A. 



Persons bearing; the name of Vorce or Vorse. 



PAGE 

Aaron 52 

Abel 59, 67 

Abigail 82, 83 

Abigail Celestine 42 

Abner 8, 10 

Achsa Eliza 25, 28 

Adeline 54 

Adaline 79, 80 

Adam 97 

Adeline 51, 57 

Alansou 68, 69 

Albert R 75, 76 

Albert Edward 52 

Albertl 47, 48 

Alberto 69, 70 

Alberto 70 

Albon 82 

Alice Lucretia 17 

Allen 38, 51 

Allen 38, 49 

Allen D 51, 52 

Allen S 47, 48 

Almira 52, 53 

Almira 51 

Alva 60 

AmyClare 52 

AndrewJ 98 

Angelo Alanson...69, 70 

Ann Alida 69, 71 

Anna R 48, 49 

Anne E 79. 80 

Archibald 68, 72 

Arnold 68 

Arthur 74 

Arthur Edwin 17 

Arthur Howland 67 

Aubrey Dean 70, 71 

Audria 5, 35 

Audria 18, 19 

Benjamin 59 

Bertha L 83 

Bessie G 21 

Betsey 60 

Betsev 82 

Beulah 75 

Burton 67 



VORGE. 

PAGE 

Burton A 48 

Byron J 69 

Cara Haskell 21 

Carey 38 

Carl Hollinger 21 

Caroline Elizabeth... 41 

Charity 79 

Charles 54 

Charles 63, 64 

Charles A 72 

Charles Howard..20, 21 

Charles Marvin. ..19, 21 

Charles M 11 

CharlesW 41, 42 

Chauncey 8, 11 

Clara Armina 17 

Clara G 25, 28 

Clara Rogers 69, 70 

Clarence A 48, 49 

Clarence B 52 

Clarissa 51 

Claude 78 

Cornelia 69 

Cornelius 69 

Danford 69 

Daniel 59, 60 

Daniel 98 

David 82 

David 98 

Delilah 38 

Delia 11 

Dion 81 

Edmund Enos 73 

Edward C 82, 83 

Edwin 14, 15 

Edwin 16, 17 

Edwin 74 

Edwin Marvin 19, 21 

Egbert 73 

Egbert 74 

Elinina 60 

Eliza 39, 49 

Elizabeth 51, 54 

Elizabeth 62, 64 



PAGE 

Elizabeth B 48, 54 

Elizabeth S 18, 19 

Ella Augusta 25, 28 

Ella Juanita 43 

Ella M 17 

Ellen M 69, 70 

Elma Almira 41, 43 

Elmer Ellsworth..41, 43 

Elmer Ellis 43 

Emma 11 

Emma Jeanette 42 

Emma May 17 

Emily Augusta, 19 

Ernest Angelo 70 

P>nest Edward 83 

Ernest Grant 17 

Eugene A 82 

Fannie 68, 73 

Fannie Eliza 60, 61 

Fanny Josephine 52 

Fannie May 61 

Firman Elver 41, 43 

Florence C 37 

Frances 8, 11 

Frances 37 

Frances 73, 76 

Fred J 17 

Freeman 59. 62 

Freeman 62, 67 

Freeman King 66 

George 61 

George Clements 66 

George Eugene. ..60, 61 

George K 98 

Gladys 67 

Gladvs Helen 43 

Gold'ie Estella 73 

Grace 8, 11 

Grace 61 

Gace 17 

Gruyette A 69 

Harold 67 

Harold H 49 

Harold T 22 



102 



IISJDEX. 



PAGE 

Harriet 14 

Harriet M 47, 48 

Harris 60 

Harris 61 

Harrison 75 

Harry Claude 48, 49 

Hattie 11 

Hazel Violet 43 

Helen Adele 41 

Helen Louise 17 

Henry 54 

Henry 68 

Henry 82 

Henry 8, 11 

Henry 52 

Henry 57 

Henry 60 

Henry 98 

Henry Orant 18, 20 

Henry H 47, 48 

Henry Lafayette 74 

Henry S....^ 24, 26 

Herbert 37 

Herbert 75 

Herman A 69 

Hiram 8, 11 

Hiram 14 

Hiram 14, 15 

Hiram King 62 

Ina Bell 67 

Inez Elizabeth 43 

Isaac 79 

Isador 82 

James 38 

James 82 

James Sumner 67 

Jane 73, 74 

Jane Ann 82, 83 

Jane M 10, 12 

Jarvis 68 

Jasper 72 

Jedediah 5, 14 

Jennette Cowles 52 

Jennie Belle 41, 43 

Jesse 98 

Jesse Hubert 70, 71 

Jessie 70 

John 5, 23 

John 24 

John 38 

John 54 

John A 37 

John 79 

John Baker 68, 73 

John Corbin 63 

John Van Renssa- 

laer 51, 52 

John B 73 

John W 62, 66 

John Wemple 41 

Joseph 11 



PAGE 

Joseph 38, 47 

Joseph 59, 60 

Joseph 98 

Josephine 73, 76 

Juba Howe 63 

Julia 8, 10 

Julia 51 

Lafayette 14, 15 

Lafayette Denton. 19, 21 

Lauere 72 

Laura 8, 10 

Laura 38 

Laura Jane 74 

Lavina 38, 44 

Leha Belle 43 

Lemuel 98 

Leroy 73, 75 

Lester 70 

Lester T 10, 12 

Letta Hilda 76 

Lewis 60 

Lewis B... ,...62, 6^ 

Lillian 64 

Lillian 1 48 

Llewellyn J 70 

Lois J 57 

Loren R 21, 22 

Lucius R 79, 80 

Lucretia M 18, 21 

Lydia 24, 25 

Mabel 78 

Mabel Arsema 76 

Mabel Ida 43 

Mack 79. 81 

Madison 61 

Malvila 73, 77 

Manley 70 

Marcellus M 10, 12 

Maria 60 

Maria 14 

Maria 79, 80 

Martha E 20, 21 

Martha Sophia 41 

Mary 38, 39 

Mary 39 

Mary 82 

Mary 59, 62 

Mary 74 

Mary A 17 

MarvAnn 41, 42 

Mary Elizabeth 60 61 

Mary Elizabeth 60 61 

Mary Elizabeth 69 71 

Mary Frances 57 

Mary Moore 63 

Mary Sophia 67 

Melvin 78 

Melvin Stoffle 71 

Mercy 18 20 

Mercy Jane 62, 67 

Merton 78 



PAGE 

Mildred 22 

Minnie Edna 17 

Montgomery 73, 78 

Montgomery 78 

Myron B 21 

Nancy 39, 50 

Nello A. C 71 

Nelson 51, 54 

Nettie 61 

Nevada Euretta 41 

Nicholas 98 

Nina 12 

Norma May 73 

Norma Belle 81 

Olive 39 49 

Olive Nevada.. 43 

Oliver 82 

Oliver Allen 38 

Oliver Allen 41 

Oliver Earl 43 

Oliver Everett 43 

Oliver Frank 41 

Palmer L 17 

Pamelia 8, 10 

Periander 51 

Perry 15, 17 

Phebe Ann 75, 76 

PhebeAnn 73, 77 

Priscilla 24, 25 

Priscilla 61 

RayE 48 

Raymond George 43 

Reginald A 71 

Robert 19 

Robert Dewey 43 

Robert Martin 43 

Robert Nelson 40, 41 

Rosanna James 59 

Roy Barlow 83 

Rufus Price 18. 19 

Russel C 69 

Ruth 18, 19 

Samuel 5, 18 

Samuel Owen 19 

Sarah 38 49 

Sarah 54 

Sarah 62 

Sarah Jane 66 

Sarah Louisa 67 

Sarah Maria 41, 42 

Sarah Sophia 42 

Sevilla 60 

Sheldon 60 

Silas Adams 24, 25 

Solomon 59 

Solomon 68, 72 

Solomon 82 

Sophia 5, 32 



INDEX. 



103 



PACK 

Sophia 18, 20 

Stewart 72 

Susan Jane 67 

Sylvester 68 

Thankful 62, 64 

Theodosia C 66 

Thomas 61 

Timothy 5 

Timothy 8 

VellahMav 76 

Verna H. B 83 

Vera 72 

Vera 75 



PAGE 

Virginia 52 

Volney 51, 57 

Walter 19 

Walter Grant 19 

Walter Herbert 52 

Willard Rufus ....19, 21 

William Master 79, 80 

William 5, 8 

William 14 

William 54 

William 59, 67 

William 82 

William Elmer 66 

William Frederick... 4.S 

William G 10 



PAGE 

William Grant 8 

William H 98 

William Henry 43 

William Henry 73 

William Lewis 82, 83 

William Newton 15 

William R 38, 40 

William Riley 41, 42 

William Robert. .41, 42 

William Stewart..51, 62 

Willis Lerov 75 

Winfield A'. 48 

Zebulon 7, 37 

Zebulon 38 

Zelinda 79, 80 



VORSE. 



PAGE 

Adam 97 Frank W. 

Albert White 84 

Augusta T 83 Hannah .. 



PAGE 

.. 83 



98 



98 
98 
84 



T^ .1. oo Jeremiah 

^^'•^^^y »3 jerusha 

Justus B 

Elizabeth 83 

Elizabeth T 84 Mary 98 

Evelyn 83 Myrtle 83 



PAGE 

Nathaniel 98 

Norman T 83 

Rebecca 98 

Ruth 83 

Samuel C 98 

Standish 83 

Thomas, 98 



INDEX B. 



Persons bearing other names than Vorce. 



PAGE 

Adams, Aunis 23 

Earle 38 

Family 85 

Augell, Allen Abron 39 

Allen Alberto 40 

Charles Allen 39 

Charles Sauford 39 

Cora Marcella 39, 40 

Floyd Edward 40 

Frederick Chester 39 

Glenn 40 

Harriet Malvina 40 

Ira Clyde 39 

John Edward 39, 40 

John Edward 39 

Lewis Allen 39 

Lewis Edwin 39 

Lola Mabelle 40 

Malvina A 39 

Mary Ella 40 

Minnie Storm 40 

Squire Chester 39, 40 

Austin, Caroline Emma 46 

Delia 46 

Edward F 46 

Frederick Joseph 46 

Harry Livingston 46 

Josephs 46 

Olive Janet 46 

Stella 46 

Bakeman, Sophia 77 

Baker, Cornelius 25 

Eleanor 6S 

Baldwin, Rhoda 60 

Ball, Julia A 48 

Barlow, Mary E 83 

Barnes, Blanche 28 

Mabel A 28 

Robert S 28 

Vorce 28 

Barnett, Helen 76 

Bartlett, Norman 77 

Bassett, Everett W 56 

E. Vorce 56 

Bates, Perry W 80 

Bean, Lois C 82 

Beeman, Hester A 20 

Bell, Myrtle 81 

Benjamin, Jasper 63 



PAGE 

Benzie. Elsie M 47 

James 47 

Roy Walter 47 

Berry, Alice Maud 30 

Arthur Vaughn 30 

Edward Carroll 30 

Ethel 30 

John 30 

Laura Annette 30 

Lyman Rogers 30 

Paul Herbert 30 

Walter 30 

Betz, Ida A 29 

Bigelow, Florence Belle 34 

George 34 

Bighani, Mary Belle 45 

Bills, Harriet M 12 

Bishop, Charles P 58 

Frank H 58 

Biven, Carolyn 21 

Blake, Susan C 82 

Blee, William 28 

Bolin, Cardon A 49 

Mary Jane 49 

Nancy Lucelia 49 

Polly Malvina 49 

Squire Lewis 49 

William 49 

William G 49 

William Oscar 49, 50 

Bongard, Martha 12 

Boone, Grace H 72 

Borden, Lorenzo 45 

BottoflF, Nathan 29 

Bowdish, Mary 17 

Boyce, Phebe 73 

Seneca 35 

Brewster, Edwin 57 

Ellsworth 57 

Briggs, Mr • 34 

Bronson, Mary E 53 

Brown, Harriet 25 

Henry H 25 

Henry W 25 

Marietta 25 

Mary Jane 25 

William L 25 

Brownell, Mrs. Helen 36 

Buck, Mr 62 

Bunn, Mary 8 



INDEX. 



105 



PAGE 

Bullis, Abraham F 55 

Charles Maurice 55 

Clarence W 56 

Edith Maud 56 

Estella 55, 56 

Burbank.John 77 

Cortis William 77 

Burke, Frank E 11 

Burlingame 33 

Burlison, Cora 81 

Burlson, Clara 81 

Burrel, Albert 56 

Ashley W 56 

Clarence H 56 

Cliflford 56 

Elmer 56 

Georgia 56 

Burt, Sarah 57 

Burton, Alonzo C 20 

Lulu 46 

Emma A 67 

Samuel E 20 

Cable. Anna Cordelia 27 

Calkins, Florence 49 

Cantrall, William J 22 

Carpenter, Eleanor A 15 

Matilda 16 

Carter, Eva 21 

William 22 

Carson, Columbus W 29 

Challans, Anna 76 

Clarence 76, 77 

Clark B 76 

Edna 76 

Herbert W 76 

Isaac 76 

Jane 76, 77 

Julia 76, 77 

Lelah 76 

Laura 76, 77 

Orel D 77 

Myrnie I 76, 77 

MyrtleJ 76 

William 76 

William 76, 77 

Chappell, Adelbert 80, 81 

Allen 80, 81 

Doris Dell 81 

Eben 80 

Edith 80 

John 80 

Mary 80, 81 

Mildred Bell 81 

Myrta 80, 81 

Samuel 80 

Charlton, Cora C 29 

Chase, Charlotte M 20 

Chatfield, Audria 32 

Josiah 32 

Sarah 32 

Cheney, Mary 16 

Chidester, Gardner 35 



PAGE 

Chidester, Sarah 35 

Eliza Sophia 35 

Clark, Mr 11 

Belinda 54, 55 

Carl 77 

C ecilia 54, 55 

Clarissa 54, 55 

Cornelia 54 

Elizabeth M 54, 56 

Frank 77 

Fred Grant 22 

Harley 77 

Harriet Elizabeth 33 

Julia A 54, 55 

Lewis 22 

Morris 64 

Rosaline D 54, 55 

Sarah 15 

Victoria 54, 55 

William Edward 22 

Clarke, Cecile 81 

James" 81 

William J 81 

Clements, Amy , 66 

Clowes, Charles 34 

Gertrude Belle 34 

John Douglas 34 

Cogswell, Carolyn F 37 

Cole, Abram 25 

Annis Adams 25, 26 

Charles 27 

Cordelia Griggs 25, 27 

George Leouidas 28 

George Washington 25, 28 

George Sweets 28 

Hasley Winford 28 

Helen Mary 25 

Henry Clay 27 

Josephine 25 

Julia Ann 25, 27 

Kate March 28 

Lutecia Pamelia 25 

Lydia Rebecca 28, 31 

Walter Eugene 28 

William H. H 25, 27 

Collins, Ammi Richards 32, 33 

Cerenus 32 

Chester Chatfield 32, 33 

Effie Loretta 33 

Eliza Sophia 32, 33 

Juliette 32, 33 

Mary 33, 34 

Nellie E 33 

Nettie Amelia 33, 34 

Norman 32 

Paulina 32, 33 

Seneca 32 

Conn, Clyde B 66 

Ernest J 66 

Grace P 66 

KittieC 66 

Laura L &6 

Ray P 66 



106 



INDEX. 



PAGE 

Coun, Samuel J 66 

Coon, Mary 38 

Corbin, Jane Ann 63 

Cornelie, Minnie A 71 

Covey, Delia 80 

James M 80 

Laurinda 80, 81 

Mabel 80 

Cowden, Bertha K 17 

Cowles, Enos M 45 

Florence 46 

Frank 46 

Frank 45 

P'rederick oamuel 45 

Frederick Seneca 46 

Ruby 46 

William H 45, 46 

Cranson, Charles 80 

Elisha A 80 

Elson H 80, 81 

M. Irene 80, 81 

Pearl 81 

William V 80 

Culley, Kate Emma 29 

Dakin, Elisha H 11 

Emma B 11 

Harriet B 11 

Danielson, Caroline C 55, 56 

Catherine E 55, 56 

Jerome H 55 

Mabel G 55, 56 

Mary Vorce 55, 56 

Davis, Charles E 42 

Davison, Ada 27, 31 

Arthur 27 

Erastus 27, 28 

Frances Florence 30 

George W 27 

Jennie Monroe 27, 30 

Lucretia Belle 27, 31 

Margaret Helen 30 

Marv Lucy 30 

Maud 27, 30 

Olive Maria 27 

Orrin Henry 27, 30 

Orrin Henry 30 

Dawley, Bertha Harriet 17 

Samuel C 17 

Dean, Albert V. R 49 

Frances A 49 

Jennie 64 

Kate A 49 

Lillian M 49 

Marquis 49 

Nathan G 81 

Delano Family 87 

Demmen, Addie 83 

Arthur 83 

H. B 83 

Denton, PhebeAnn 19 

Disbrow, E. Maria 75 

Doane, Helon F 20 



PAGE 

Doane, Henry G 20 

Ira Wheeler 10. 19 

Martha A 20, 21 

Mary J 20 

Samuel V 20 

Sarah B 20 

Douglas, Clarissa 47 

Dowell, Mary 79 

Drew, Polly Helen 57 

Mary 54 

Dunn, Janet 57 

Dunning, Benjamin 89 

Lois 51 

Dunham, Lois A 65 

Eastern, Ida 77 

Easton, Helen 11 

Eisman, John 29 

Ellis, Fannie Ellen 26 

Ellsworth, Artemus 64 

Elmhurst, Maud A 48 

Erskine, Ann E 48 

Evans, Mrs. Nelson 10 

Farmer, Edith 28 

Frederick M 28 

Gail 28 

Farron, George 12 

William Grant 12 

Fitzgerald, Mary Jane L 30 

Flack, Katie 22 

Fobes, Henry 74 

Mary Adella 74 

William Marshall 74 

Forbes, George W 15 

Forest, CordeliaMay 30 

Samuel 30 

Frazier, Mercy 7 

Freeman, Chester 35 

Gardner C 35 

Lydia Cornelia 35, 36 

William Henry 35 

Fuller, Andrew 76 

George W 43 

Sarah 75 

William 32 

Galpin, Loretta 57 

Gardner, Martha W 25 

Rowland. J 58 

Gibbs, Helen M 37 

Gilbert, Edward 20 

Emily Eliza 20, 22 

MaryE 20, 22 

William 20 

Gildersleeve, Phebe Ellen 40 

Gleason, Allen M 45 

Bion 45 

James Bion 45 

, Flora A 45 

George W 45 

Nora May 45 

Gorman, Martin Luther 42 



INDEX. 



107 



PAGE 

Gorman, Mary Marguerite 42, 44 

Martin Leonard 42 

Grant Family tiO 

Grant, Martha Jeanette 42 

Green, George 45 

Griswold 49 

Griswold, Malvina 49 

Hadden, Rosa 61 

Haney, Glenn 77 

Mathew 76 

Myrle 76 

Vern 77 

Harris, Caroline Lydia 66 

Edna Cecilia 56 

George 44 

Georgia A 54 

John C 56 

Nettie G 67 

Haskell, Agnes 21 

Hathaway, Frances 62 

Hannah 62 

Naihanial 62 

Thomas 62 

Hayes, Almou G 13 

Healey, Sarah 53 

Herman, Rosetta 29 

Herrick, Royal 14 

Hicks, Addie 69 

Hill, Frances Lydia 36 

William Ephraim 36 

Hinman, Sarah 35 

Holcomb, Bessie Frances 34 

John 34 

John Henry 34 

Mary Luella 34 

Perry Richards 34 

Holden, Alfred D 50 

Amy E 49 

Dexter S 49 

Edwin D 50 

George W 49 

Gertrude 50 

Ida May 49 

Margaret E 50 

Mar}- Jane 50 

MHud E 50 

Walter E 49 

Oscar A 49, 50 

Hollinger, Ida May 21 

Holmes, Rose 11 

Hoover, Mary A 11 

Hopkins, Fanny Lincoln 17 

Horton, Bertha 81 

Hovey, Azel 71 

P'ord Edwin 71 

George Sweet 71, 72 

WinfordAlmer 71, 72 

Howard, Alma Berneice 70 

Bertha Marie 70 

Charles 70 

Clarence N 70 

Cordelia L 69 



PAGE 

Howard, Earle Gordon 70 

Ima Clare 70 

Ina May 70 

Howland, Amanda M 67 

Hubbard, Franklin 75 

Franklin L 75 

Freeman 75 

George F 75 

Ida Jane 75 

M. Franc 75 

May V 75 

Viola 75 

Hughes, Anna M 33 

Emma 32 

Hunter, Andrew M 56 

Hutchins, Almira 82 

Hutchinson, Hannah C 17 

Hyde, Mrs. Clara H 78 

Eva 78 

Luther 78 

Ingalls, Mrs. Hannah B 72 

Ingersoll, Chester ; 49 

Irish, Lois 62 

Jenkins, Cynthia 64 

James 37 

John 64 

Lois Ann 64 

Sarah 64 

Johnson, Alta M 55 

Ensign 55 

Florence E 72 

Minerva 60 

SophiaM 70 

Johnston, Frederick M 11 

Kelsey. Asenath 44 

Eliza 44 

Ellen Alvira 45 

Emily Amelia 44, 46 

Frances Louisa 44 

Grove 47 

Henry 44 

Henry 47 

Ida Victoria 45 

Ira 47 

Jerome 44, 47 

Lucinda 44, 45 

Mary Ann 44, 45 

Mary Melissa 44, 47 

Melissa 44 

Reuben West 44, 46 

Rufus Mark 44 

Sarah Elizabeth 44, 45 

Sarah L 45 

William 46 

William Cornell 44 

William Riley 44 

Kemler, Edward Orrin 30 

George Erastus 30 

George Jacob 30 

Helen Olive 30 



108 



INDEX. 



PAGE 

Ketchum, Anna Louise 55 

John Jarvis 55 

Kimerling, George Edward 29 

Gertrude Vaughn 29 

Maud Edith 29 

Mildred Caroline 29 

William J 2*< 

Joseph 29 

May Annis 29 

King, Mercy 59 

Kingsbury, Alfred Lewis 13 

Kinney, Andrew Jackson 42 

Andrew Jackson 41 

Castella Luthera 42, 44 

George Lorenzo 42 

Harriet Adelle 42, 43 

Kreamer. Joseph Edward 31 

Lydia Nannette 31 

Kugley, Henry W 44 

Violet D 44 

Lake, Serepta 20 

Leet, Caroline 14 

Leonard, Grafey 83 

Linden, Mary 42 

Longtin, Anna G 70 

Loree, Carl H 40 

Charles W 40 

Edna 40 

Frank M 40 

Nina J 40 

Lowell 49 

Lowrey, Mr 50 

Lusk, Olive 10 

McComber, Nellie S 48 

McDaniels, John 12 

McGee, Henry 78 

Lewis 47 

Myrtle 47 

Mcintosh, Isabel 43 

McMaster, Marcella M 79 

McMurray, Bertha 54 

McNall, Anna Hurd 36 

Burt Chester 36 

Freeman Elton 36 

Josephine Alberta 32 

NellieEliza 36 

Watson Clark 36 

Mack, Burton W 30 

Jessie Carroll 30 

Maginess, Mary 15 

Magnuse, John Edwin 43 

Mahoney, Agnes 78 

Mann, Ed 29 

Marshall, Evalyn Cornelia 21 

Florence 16 

Laura Jeanetta 41 

Maude 16 

Marvin, Susan Eliza 19 

Mathewson, Margaret A 48 

Philip A 48 

Willis 48 



PAGE 

Megaffee, Elma Leontine 61 

William 61 

Midgeley Margaret 13 

Miller, Addie 58 

AdelbertE 31 

Dora F 55 

Ella 58 

Esther Cutter 58 

Etta 75 

Frank W 58 

Gertrude 58 

Gertrude P 58 

Lois Dunning 58 

Robert F 65 

Samuel V 57 

Moore, Albert K 74 

Harry Munroe 31 

Joseph William 30 

Martha 47 

Raymond Earl 31 

Montgomery, Donald B 13 

EstherP 13 

Florence M 13 

Jessie I 13 

Paul M 13 

Vincent E 13 

William Henry.... 13 

Morgan, Charles 77 

Fred 77 

Grace Elmyra 77 

Jessie 77 

Morris, Amanda 35 

Morton, Emma D 47 

Mullen, Elizabeth 50 

Mundinger, Albert 65 

Frederick 65 

Howard C 66 

Lazette 65 

Phoebe C 66 

Newton, Agnes 83 

Juliet 15 

Nichols, William 33 

Nims, Althea A 63 

Nutting, Arcia A 74 

Caroline 75 

Mary Ann 72 

Pamelia A 74 

PhebeE 74 

Simon 74 

Willard M 74 

William S 74 

Oaks, Alberto John 71 

Arthur Alanson 71 

Leon Cornelius 71 

Cyrus H 71 

Earl Elbridge 71 

Harriet Lorena 71 

Leon Leighton 71 

O'Dell, Dollie 34 

Ogden, J. M 42 

Ormsby, Minnie 42 



INDEX. 



109 



PAGE 

Osborn, Virginia 62 

Helen, M 80 

Palon, Eliza 12 

Patterson, Emma 33 

Patty, Mercer B 20 

Payne, Maude Vorce 52 

Payne, W. W 52 

Pelkey, Eleanor M 3y 

Penney Harriet A 63 

Peters, Edna A 71 

Pickett, Fayette Hurd 16 

Harriet L 16, 17 

Pierson, Clara 58 

Pierce, Varnum 82 

Piatt, Edith B 81 

Hezekiah E 81 

John J 81 

William H 81 

Potter. Lathum D 21 

Powers, Oscar F 21 

Pratt, Latia 51 

Preston, Maud 49 

Price Family 91 

Martha 18 

Mercy 8 

Prosser, Andrew J 53 

Clarence E 53 

Earl Elmer 53 

Edna Elizabeth 53 

Ezra Vorce 53 

Frank Leslie 53, 64 

Jessie Magdalene 53 

Ida E 53 

Ida Marie 53 

I/ewis Ellsworth 53 

Mary Elizabeth 53 

William Henry 53 

Reed, Mary 73 

Reynolds, Morgan 73 

Requa, Emily 19 

Rice, Abigail 20 

Richards, Allen H 32, 33 

Ammi 32 

Daniel Chidester 32, 33 

Eva Janette 33, 34 

Frank Allen 34 

Frank Adelbert 33, 34 

Hannah L 32, 33 

Josiah Chatfield 32, 33 

Mary Roby 33 

Sarah Elsie 33, 34 

Sophia 32 

William Ellis 33 

Richmond Alfred 77 

Alma Oleah 77 

Dean 77 

Lynn 77 

Orlo A 77 

Riker, Clarrie Bell 61 

Henry 61 

Ross, Mr 61 



PACK 

Ross, Daniel 61 

Gager D 61 

Rowley, Arthur Finley 55 

Samuel B 55 

William T 55 

Zorah 55 

Russell, Alice 16 

Andrew Jackson 14, 15 

Azariah 14 

Bertha May 13 

Charles H 15, 16 

Charles Marshall 16 

Curran Northam 17 

Delia 15 

Earl 16 

Edna 16 

Edwin 15, 17 

Edwin Earle 16 

Eliz^Ann 14, 16 

Etuest Andrew 16, 17 

Frank 15 

Glenni William 16 

Grace Genevieve 16 

Herman 17 

James Arthur 16 

James H 15, 16 

Julia Ann 14 

Lottie Jane 16 

Mabelle Maud 16 

Mary Jane 14, 15 

Oliver Perry 16 

Perry 15, 16 

Rupert Howard 16 

Walter R 15 

William Henry 14, 16 

Willis D 15 

Sandford. Josephine M 63 

Schram, Ethel E 46 

Enos N 46 

Nelson, J. E 46 

Roy R 46 

Russel E 46 

Schwartz, Charles 26 

Delphia Annis 26, 29 

Rose Elizabeth 29 

Estella Lee 29 

Flora Jane 26 

Benjaminn F 26, 29 

George Henry 26, 29 

James Elmer 26 

John Eddy 26, 28 

John Franklin 26 

Laura Ureta 26 

Lola Bell 26 

Lydia Vorce 26, 29 

Mary Adelia 26 

Oliver Ellis 26 

Ravmond 28 

Robert A 26, 29 

Sadie May 26 

Walter A 28 

Scofield, Lucretia 14 



110 



INDEX. 



PAGE 

Segar, Mary Frances 70 

Searle, Elizabeth 83 

Seelye, Florence Seymour 52 

Franklin B 51 

William A 52 

Shaner, Mr 56 

Shattuck, Miss 11 

Sheldon, Elizabeth 59 

Nancy (>2 

Sherman, Betsey 52 

Genevieve 45 

Lewis 4i 

Simpson Family 92 

Simpson, Elizibeth 5 

-Skinner, Mr 33 

Eliza Sophia 33, 34 

Smith, Burton 6(5 

Eugene 66 

Leta 66 

Lucy 44 

Minnie Evalyn 22 

NetiieN 40 

Raymond 66 

Sarah 23 

Spalding, Fannie 60 

Sparling. Sarah E 'J8 

Spicer, Alice May 65 

Camilla Eunice 65 66 

Charlotte Allene 65 

Cyrus 65 

Lucy Elizabeth 65 

Flora 63 66 

Heman Jewett 65 

Janette 65, 66 

Jay 65 

Lillian 65 

Oliver E 64 

Orville W 65 

Ruth Tryelma 65 

Thaddeus Stuart 65 

WilmotJ 65 

Sprague, Elizabeth M II, 12 

Hiram 10 

Josephine R 10, 12 

Julia Vorce 10, 12 

Nellie Grant 11, 13 

Stanley, Hattie M 64 

Stevens, Abbie Louisa 46, 47 

Alexander F 46 

Edward Cornell 46 

Estella Emily 46 

Frederick Henry 46 

Henry Joseph 46, 47 

John R. A 46 

Lavina V 46 

Reuben C. A 46 

William F 46 

Stewart, Calvin M 64 

Franklin E 64 

James B 64 

Stoffle, Zoma M 71 

Stott, Luella J 71 

Story, Angeliue R 41 



PAGE 

Stringer, Jackson 33 

Stuart, Castine E 65 

Sunderlin, Anna V 63 

Ethelbert 64 

Harriet A 63 

Harriet Ann 64 

John Corbin 63 

johnE. L 63, 64 

Joseph L. B 63, 64 

Mary Ethel 64 

Mary J 63 

Sweet, Mary 69 

Taylor, Mr 60 

William H 57 

Thayer, Delilah 8 

Thompson, Lavinia 21 

Priscilla 60 

William M 74 

Tindale, J. L 56 

Tinney, Corean M 47 

Edith May 47 

Ernest L 47 

EvaL 47 

Frances L 47 

John C 47 

Lucy M 47 

Michael 47 

William H 47 

Tomlinson, Ella 16 

Totten, Hattie Janet 22 

Towne, Allen Erastus 31 

Charles Allen 31 

Charles Hiram 31 

Tyler, LauraA 10 

Van Derrick, Mary 82 

Van Sickle, Elmer E 53, 54 

Florence P 53 

George 53 

Mabel V 53 

Van Wormer, Hannah 78 

Vaughn. Adaline R 27, 30 

Alice Cordelia 29 

George Preston 27 

Hattie May 27 

John Harney 27 

Lydia Mildred 27, 29 

May Annis 27 

Mary Kate 27, 30 

Nellie Darling 29 

Nellie Darling 27, 30 

William Abram 27, 29 

William Carroll 27 

Veeder, Margaret Ann 40 

Vickery, Rose N 48 

Sylvanus S 48 

Timothy 48 

Wade, Mr 34 

Walker, Frederick Vorce' 61 

James 61 

Lillian 76 



INDEX. 



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PAGE 

"Warner, Mr 50 

Sarah 50 

Warren Family 92 

Waterman, Seely 15 

Wattam, Martha 72 

Way, Clara Lucile 12 

Kdgar Stephen 12 

Laura Rogers 12 

Julian Elwood 13 

Wedgwood, Albert 11, 13 

Eugene Howard 12 

Everett Lake 10, 12 

Francis Warren 10 

George Warren 12, 13 

Helen E 13 

Henry Francis 10, 12 

Jessie Frances 11, 13 

Julia Doane 11, 13 

Loretta 13 

Mary Frances 13 

William A 13 

William Warren 10, 11 

Weidman. Cora B 48 

JesseL 48 

William 48 

Welch, Mr 11 

Whatam. Hilton 12 

Maggie L 12 

Nellie 12 

Wesley 12 



PAGE 

Wheeler, Ethan A 83, 

Katherine 28 

Maud 83 

Walter 83 

Whitney, Edward Orson 7o 

Juliet 69 

Marie 69 

Pattie 73 

Randall 69 

Romeo 69 

Zelma Howard 70 

Williams, Ananias 67 

Catherine D 52 

Celestia 67 

Charles Erastus 54 

Sabina 67 

C. Whitney 54 

Willis, Arthur J 66 

B.F 66 

Catherine Elail 66 

Earl Clifton 66 

Ethel Leota 66 

Leo Willis 66 

Wilson, AndrewJ 12 

Laura 12 

Wright, Gertrude 61 

Wyhuskey, Caroline 64 

Young, Mary Elizabeth 43 

Zufelt, Addie 74 



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